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Sambaa K'e
First Nation (Designated Authority)
(Sambaa K'e Dene Band)
Trout Lake.jpg
Sambaa K'e is located in Northwest Territories
Sambaa K'e
Sambaa K'e
Location in Northwest Territories
Sambaa K'e is located in Canada
Sambaa K'e
Sambaa K'e
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Territory Northwest Territories
Region Dehcho Region
Constituency Nahendeh
Census division Region 4
Trading post 1796
Settlement Late 1960s
Area
 • Land 119.51 km2 (46.14 sq mi)
Elevation
495 m (1,624 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 88
 • Density 0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0E 1Z0
Area code(s) 867
Telephone exchange 206
- Living cost 162.5
- Food price index 144.1
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

Sambaa K'e (Slavey language: "place of trout"; formerly Trout Lake) is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, on the shore of the lake also known as Sambaa K'e. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year or by air (Sambaa K'e Aerodrome) year-round.

On June 21, 2016, the settlement officially changed its name from "Trout Lake" to "Sambaa K'e", its name in the Slavey language, meaning "place of trout".

Demographics

Federal census population history of Sambaa K'e
Year Pop. ±%
1976 57 —    
1981 59 +3.5%
1986 54 −8.5%
1991 66 +22.2%
1996 68 +3.0%
2001 70 +2.9%
2006 86 +22.9%
2011 92 +7.0%
2016 88 −4.3%
2021 97 +10.2%
Source: Statistics Canada
Annual population estimates
Year Pop. ±%
1996 74 —    
1997 74 +0.0%
1998 67 −9.5%
1999 72 +7.5%
2000 69 −4.2%
2001 76 +10.1%
2002 75 −1.3%
2003 78 +4.0%
2004 83 +6.4%
2005 86 +3.6%
2006 91 +5.8%
Year Pop. ±%
2007 93 +2.2%
2008 97 +4.3%
2009 99 +2.1%
2010 97 −2.0%
2011 95 −2.1%
2012 100 +5.3%
2013 101 +1.0%
2014 102 +1.0%
2015 104 +2.0%
2016 105 +1.0%
2017 106 +1.0%
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sambaa K’e had a population of 97 living in 49 of its 49 total private dwellings, a change of 10.2% from its 2016 population of 88. With a land area of 118.01 km2 (45.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) in 2021.

The majority of its 2016 population (80 people) are First Nations and 45 report South Slavey as a first language.

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Sambaa K'e First Nation and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.

Services

The community has a small general store and a health centre and no RCMP. Canada Post mail arrives weekly by charter plane. Residents can order books, movies and CDs through the Borrow by Mail program offered by the NWT Public Library Services. There is a small airport, Sambaa K'e Aerodrome, and in the summer Trout Lake Water Aerodrome is in operation.

The community runs the Sambaa K'e Fishing Lodge, an authentic northern fishing experience, in the summer months.

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