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Fort Resolution

Field	Value
name	Fort Resolution
native_name	Denı́nu Kų́ę́
settlement_type	Hamlet
image_skyline	Fort Resolution.jpg
pushpin_map	Canada Northwest Territories#Canada
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Canada
subdivision_type1	Territory
subdivision_name1	Northwest Territories
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	South Slave Region
subdivision_type3	Territorial electoral district
subdivision_name3	Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
subdivision_type4	Census division
subdivision_name4	Region 5
established_title	Hamlet
established_date	5 January 2011
leader_title	Mayor, Chief & President
leader_name	Mayor-Patrick Simon, Chief-Louis Balsillie, President-Arthur Marsden Beck
leader_title1	Senior Administrative Officer
leader_name1	Tom Beaulieu
leader_title2	MLA
leader_name2	Steve Norn
area_footnotes
area_land_km2	455.22
elevation_m	160
population_footnotes
population_total	470
population_as_of	2016
population_density_km2	1.0
timezone	MST
utc_offset	−07:00
timezone_DST	MDT
utc_offset_DST	−06:00
postal_code_type	Canadian Postal code
postal_code	X0E 0M0
area_code	867
blank_name	Telephone exchange
blank_info	394
blank2_name	Prices
blank3_name	- Living cost
blank3_info	142.5
blank4_name	- Food price index
blank4_info	144.0
blank5_name	Climate
blank5_info	Dsc
footnotes	Sources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,
Canada Flight Supplement
2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100
2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100

Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 Fort Resolution (Denı́nu Kų́ę́ (pronounced "deh-nih-noo-kwenh") "moose island place") is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is situated at the mouth of the Slave River, on the shores of Great Slave Lake, and at the end of the Fort Resolution Highway (Highway 6). It is the headquarters of the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation, whose Chief is Louis Balsillie. It is the Headquarters of the Fort Resolution Metis Government, whose President is Arthur Beck.

It is the oldest documented European community in the Northwest Territories, built in 1819, and was a key link in the fur trade's water route north. Fort Resolution is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada as the oldest continuously occupied place in the Northwest Territories with origins in the fur trade and the principal fur trade post on Great Slave Lake.

Fort Resolution's Deninoo School offers K-12 schooling. The town also has a hockey arena, community hall, a nursing station, a youth centre, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a bed and breakfast, a 'Northern' general store, a convenience store, one diner, and two gas stations. Fort Resolution Airport services charter and medivac flights only. The oldest building in town is the historic Roman Catholic Church, built in the early 19th century; there is also a Protestant church in the hamlet. The beach along Great Slave Lake is a prime spot for summer swimming, bird watching, fishing or relaxing. Local people engage in fishing, hunting, and trapping year-round.

The nearby site of Pine Point was once a thriving lead mine. When the value of lead plummeted in the 1980s, the Pine Point Mine closed, and the township was evacuated. Pine Point houses were sold cheaply, and many of the buildings were then moved to Fort Resolution (including the hockey arena), Hay River and Northern Alberta.

Deninoo Days in late August celebrate the beginning of moose hunting season with parades, traditional races, games and talent competitions. Recreational opportunities include camping, canoeing and fishing (self-guided, or available through several outfitters). Little Buffalo River Crossing is a nearby territorial park, with historical and natural attractions, accessible by road and featuring a campground with 12 sites.

Demographics

|1976|600 |1981|480 |1986|447 |1991|515 |1996|536 |2001|574 |2006|484 |2011|474 |2016|470 |2021|412

|1996|566 |1997|558 |1998|564 |1999|574 |2000|566 |2001|569 |2002|575 |2003|562 |2004|522 |2005|502 |2006|502 |2007|507 |2008|512 |2009|509 |2010|503 |2011|488 |2012|476 |2013|482 |2014|495 |2015|508 |2016|502 |2017|507

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fort Resolution had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 452.87 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In 2016, the majority of its population, 430, was listed as Indigenous. The majority of townspeople are of Dene (320) and Métis (105) descent. The predominant languages are English, Chipewyan and Michif.

First Nations

Fort Resolution is represented by the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government.

Gallery

|File:Indian Residential School, (Fort) Resolution, Northwest Territories - Pensionnat indien catholique de (Fort) Resolution (Territoires du Nord-Ouest) (14112742441).jpg |Indian Residential School |File:Study period at Roman Catholic Indian Residential School, Fort Resolution, NWT (14112957392).jpg |Study period at Roman Catholic Indian Residential School |File:Fort Resolution Treaty site.jpg |Treaty 8 site in Fort Resolution |File:Northern store, Fort Resolution.jpg |The Northern Store in Fort Resolution |File:Dogrib tipis.jpg |Tipis of the Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) First Nations on the shores of Slave Lake at Fort Resolution, circa 1907 |File:Boats_on_the_Great_Slave_Lake_at_Fort_Resolution,Northwest_Territories(S2004-889_LS).jpg |Boats on the Great Slave Lake at Fort Resolution, 1900s

Notable people

David Graeme Hancock, Q.C., 15th Premier of Alberta, 23 March–15 September 2014

Climate

Fort Resolution has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with short, mild summers and long, cold winters lasting from October through April.

On January 8, 1936, Fort Resolution recorded a temperature of -59.4°C (-75°F), which is the coldest temperature recorded in the Northwest Territories. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

References

{{MACANT. fort-resolution. Fort Resolution. 13 January 2014
"Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories.
{{CFS
[https://www.statsnwt.ca/community-data/Profile-PDF/Fort%20Resolution.pdf Fort Resolution - Statistical Profile]
[http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/resources/Differences_in_Comm_Govt_Structure.pdf Differences in Community Government Structure]
{{CRHP. 15669. Fort Resolution National Historic Site of Canada. 11 October 2013
[https://nwtparks.ca/explore/great-slave-route/little-buffalo-river-crossing Little Buffalo River Crossing]
(May 1992). "1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order". [[Statistics Canada]].
(September 1987). "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions". [[Statistics Canada]].
(April 1992). "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts". [[Statistics Canada]].
(April 1997). "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts". [[Statistics Canada]].
(July 4, 2012). "Population and Dwelling Count Amendments". [[Statistics Canada]].
(August 20, 2021). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Northwest Territories)". [[Statistics Canada]].
(July 25, 2021). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Northwest Territories)". [[Statistics Canada]].
(February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Northwest Territories)". [[Statistics Canada]].
[https://www.statsnwt.ca/population/population-estimates/commtotals_2001-2017.xlsx Population Estimates By Community] from the GNWT
(February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories". [[Statistics Canada]].
[http://nwt-tno.inac-ainc.gc.ca/mpf/stakehld/akaitgov_e.htm Indian and Northern Affairs Canada] {{webarchive. link. (2007-06-11)
(1906). "Tepees of the Dogrib Indians on the shores of Slave Lake at Fort Resolution, N.W. Territory". Coast Publishing Company.
(23 March 2014). "Premier Dave Hancock: 10 things to know about Alberta's new premier". [[Calgary Herald]].
[https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1911-08-01%7C1936-08-31&mlyRange=1911-01-01%7C1936-12-01&StationID=1653&Prov=NT&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2024&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=Fort+Resolution&timeframe=2&Day=8&Year=1936&Month=1# Daily Data Report for January 1936]

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