Łutselk'e

History

Łutselkʼe is a First Nation community and the area was traditionally occupied by the Chipewyan Dene In 1925 the Hudson's Bay Company opened a post followed by the Roman Catholic Church. A school opened in 1960. There is a proposal ongoing for Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve, with an area of 14000 km2, which has the support of the community.

Demographics

|1976|224 |1981|253 |1986|273 |1991|286 |1996|304 |2001|322 |2006|318 |2011|295 |2016|303 |2021|333

|1996|326 |1997|327 |1998|335 |1999|352 |2000|355 |2001|359 |2002|391 |2003|399 |2004|392 |2005|357 |2006|333 |2007|330 |2008|328 |2009|316 |2010|310 |2011|306 |2012|312 |2013|307 |2014|314 |2015|308 |2016|316 |2017|330

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lutselk'e had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 42.96 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census the majority of the population, 270 people, were First Nations, 10 people were Métis and 10 were Inuit. The main languages in the community are Denesuline and English.

In 2016, 115 people said they spoke an Indigenous languages as their mother tongue. Of these 115 people, 105 spoke Dene (Chipewyan or Denesuline), 5 spoke Dogrib or Tłı̨chǫ and 5 spoke North Slavey or Hare. Another 5 people gave a Chinese language as their mother tongue. A total of 295 knew English and another 5 knew both English and French.

Services

There is a two-person Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment and health centre with two nurses in the community. There is a single grocery store, the Lutselk'e Co-op, a post office and nine lodges / outfitters in the area. Education in the community is provided by the Lutsel Kʼe Dene School, which offers a comprehensive K-12 program. Additionally, there is also a community learning centre run by Aurora College.

Although not accessible by road there is an airport, Lutselk'e Airport, with scheduled services from Yellowknife and an annual sealift is provided by the territorial government's ships from Hay River in the summer. Lutselk'e Water Aerodrome is available in the summer months when the lake is clear of ice.

First Nations

Łutsel Kʼe is represented by the Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government.

References

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