Northlands Denesuline First Nation

Northlands Denesuline First Nation
ᓂ ᗂᘚ ᑌᓀ
Nįh hots’į Dene
Northlands Denesuline First Nation is located in Manitoba
Northlands Denesuline First Nation
Location within Manitoba
PeopleDene and Denesuline
HeadquartersLac Brochet, Manitoba 58°36′58″N 101°30′00″W / 58.61611°N 101.50000°W / 58.61611; -101.50000
Government
ChiefSimon Denechezhe
Tribal Council
Keewatin Tribal Council

The Northlands Denesuline First Nation (Chipewyan: ᓂ ᗂᘚ ᑌᓀ, Nįh hots’į Dene) is a First Nations band government in northwestern Manitoba, Canada. This Dene or Denesuline population were part of a larger group once called the "Caribou-eaters".

The community of Lac Brochet or Dahlu T’ua(Chipewyan: ᑕᐤᕊ ᕤᐧᐁ, Dahlu T’ua) ('Jackfish Lake') is the administrative centre of the Northlands First Nation. Seven hundred and twenty residents of Lac Brochet reported Dene as their mother tongue in 2011.

Territory

The territories of the First Nation include five parcels of land:

Membership

As of February 2013 the total membership of Northland First Nation was 1,024 with 868 members living on-reserve and 156 members living off-reserve.

The First Nation is governed by a Chief and six councillors and is affiliated with the Keewatin Tribal Council. The Keewatin Tribal Council with its head office in Thompson represents eleven First Nations in Northern Manitoba.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Manitoba First Nations Education Resources - Traditional First Nation Community Names
  2. ↑ "Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. - Traditional First Nations Community Names" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. ↑ "Canada Census 2011 Community Profile". Retrieved 2013-03-23.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "AANDC (Registered Population)". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
  5. ↑ "Keewatin Tribal Council Website". Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-03-23.