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Ndilǫ

FieldValue
nameNdilǫ
settlement_typeYellowknives Dene First Nation (Ndilǫ)
image_skylineWelcome to N'Dilo.jpg
pushpin_mapCanada Northwest Territories
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Territory
subdivision_name1Northwest Territories
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2North Slave Region
subdivision_type3Territorial electoral district
subdivision_name3Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
subdivision_type4Census division
subdivision_name4Region 6
leader_titleChief
leader_nameFred Sangris
leader_title1Councilors
leader_name1Leroy Betsina, Philip J. Goulet, Jeff Rosnawski, Lawrence Goulet, & Cecelie Beaulieu
leader_title2Chief Executive Officer
leader_name2Ryan Peters
leader_title3MLA
leader_name3Richard Edjericon
elevation_m157
coordinates
population_as_of2016
population_footnotesGNWT estimate
population_total321
timezoneMST
utc_offset−07:00
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−06:00
postal_code_typeCanadian Postal code
postal_codeX1A
area_code867
blank_nameTelephone exchange
websitewww.ykdene.com

Ndilǫ is a First Nations community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The small Dene community is on the edge of Yellowknife on the tip of Latham Island. It had a population of approximately 321 people in 2016. Ndilǫ and Dettah are the communities of the Yellowknives. Ndilǫ is represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Ndilǫ) and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government. The Ndilǫ traditionally speak the Dene dialects Wíílíídeh and Chipewyan (Denesuline).

The land was set aside for use by status Indians by the Government of Canada in 1947 and was called 'Lot 500' on the official register. In 1959, the government built the first ten permanent houses for Dene families. They were colourful homes and so people began referring to the community as 'Rainbow Valley'. In the 1970s there were 200 residents living in 20 houses. The name was officially changed to Ndilǫ in 1991, which means "end of the island" in the local Dene dialect.

The community hosts a public school, the K'àlemì Dene School, a band office and headquarters for Det’on Cho, a First Nations investment company.

Climate

Ndilǫ has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with mild to warm summers and long cold winters.

Weather records are from Yellowknife Airport, approximately 5 km west of Ndilǫ.

Noted residents

  • Michel Sikyea

References

References

  1. {{cite cgndb
  2. [https://www.statsnwt.ca/community-data/Profile-PDF/Ndilo.pdf Ndilǫ – Statistical Profile] at the GNWT
  3. [http://nwt-tno.inac-ainc.gc.ca/mpf/stakehld/akaitgov_e.htm Indian and Northern Affairs Canada] {{webarchive. link. (11 June 2007)
  4. "Way Found for Indians to Capture Yellowknife Land" The Yellowknifer, 13 May 1976
  5. "Rainbow Valley Officially Renamed" The Yellowknifer, 12 July 1991
  6. "About Us".
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