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Nahanni Butte

Tthenáágó
First Nations/Dene Band - Designated Authority
(Nahanni Butte Dene Band)
The Band Office in Nahanni Butte
The Band Office in Nahanni Butte
Nahanni Butte is located in Northwest Territories
Nahanni Butte
Nahanni Butte
Location in Northwest Territories
Nahanni Butte is located in Canada
Nahanni Butte
Nahanni Butte
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Territory Northwest Territories
Region Dehcho Region
Constituency Nahendeh
Census division Region 4
Area
 • Land 78.99 km2 (30.50 sq mi)
Elevation
182 m (597 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 87
 • Density 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0E 0C1 & X0E 2N0
Area code(s) 867
Telephone exchange 602
- Living cost 147.5
- Food price index 139.4
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

Nahanni Butte (/nəˈhæni/ nə-HAN-ee; Slavey language: Tthenáágó [t̪θɛnáːkó] "strong rock") is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located at the confluence of the Liard and South Nahanni Rivers in the southwestern part of the NWT.

Although it was not normally accessible by road, a winter road was constructed yearly until an all-season road was completed in October 2010 as far as the Liard River. Access from there is by river taxi in summer and ice road in winter; there are no plans for a vehicle ferry.

Demographics

Federal census population history of Nahanni Butte
Year Pop. ±%
1976 91 —    
1981 85 −6.6%
1986 84 −1.2%
1991 85 +1.2%
1996 75 −11.8%
2001 107 +42.7%
2006 115 +7.5%
2011 102 −11.3%
2016 87 −14.7%
2021 81 −6.9%
Source: Statistics Canada
Annual population estimates
Year Pop. ±%
1996 75 —    
1997 75 +0.0%
1998 82 +9.3%
1999 105 +28.0%
2000 107 +1.9%
2001 111 +3.7%
2002 115 +3.6%
2003 110 −4.3%
2004 110 +0.0%
2005 115 +4.5%
2006 118 +2.6%
Year Pop. ±%
2007 116 −1.7%
2008 113 −2.6%
2009 110 −2.7%
2010 109 −0.9%
2011 103 −5.5%
2012 98 −4.9%
2013 97 −1.0%
2014 94 −3.1%
2015 92 −2.1%
2016 93 +1.1%
2017 97 +4.3%
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)
Fire feeding Ceremony at Community Arbor
Fire feeding ceremony at the community arbour

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Nahanni Butte had a population of 81 living in 33 of its 39 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 87. With a land area of 79.42 km2 (30.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) in 2021.

In 2016, there were 80 First Nations people and 40 people speak a Slavey language.

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.

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