Tadoule Lake facts for kids
Tadoule Lake (Chipewyan: ᕞᐡ ᗀᐅᐟᕄ ᕤᐧᐁ, T’es he úli túé) is an isolated northern community in Manitoba reachable by plane, snowmobile, dog team sleds, and in winter by winter road. In 1973, the Sayisi Dene moved here to return to their Barren-ground Caribou hunting life.
The name appears as Tos-da-ool-le in the T.B. Johnson report of 1890, and as Tas-da-ool-le on the Arrowsmith map of 1832. Of Chipewyan origin Tes-He-Olie Twe, it may be translated as "floating charcoal" for the floating cinders and burnt wood resulting from an early forest fire or "Ashes floating on the lake". The modern spelling has been in common usage since 1914.
The community located on the northwest shore of Tadoule Lake is served by Tadoule Lake Airport. During 2021 Western North America heat wave, on July 2 and 3, 2021, the record high temperature of 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) was registered.
Demographics
The registered population of the First Nation as of March 2013 was 772 with 311 members living on-reserve and 461 members living off-reserve. The territory of Sayisi Dene consists of Churchill 1, IRI with 212.10 hectares and is governed by a Chief and three councillors.
Official Name: Sayisi Dene First Nation. The postal address and postal code is: GENERAL DELIVERY, TADOULE LAKE, MB R0B 2C0.
| Canada census – Tadoule Lake community profile | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 321 (-2.7% from 2006) | 330 (+4.4% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi) | 2.06 km2 (0.80 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 158.2/km2 (410/sq mi) | 162.6/km2 (421/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 31.6 (M: 32.0, F: 31.3) | 29.7 (M: 29.8, F: 29.7) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 141 | 120 | |
| Median household income: | |||
| References: 2011 2006 earlier | |||
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