Slavey language
Slavey (; also Slave, Slavé) is a group of Athabaskan languages and a dialect continuum spoken amongst the Dene peoples of Canada in the Northwest Territories – or central Denendeh – where it also has official status.Dehcho Region of the
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
, Canada. The community is located at the confluence of the
Liard
The Liard River of the North American boreal forest flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows southeast through British Co ...
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
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, Nahanni Butte had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In 2016, there were 80 First Nations people and 40 people speak a
Slavey language
Slavey (; also Slave, Slavé) is a group of Athabaskan languages and a dialect continuum spoken amongst the Dene peoples of Canada in the Northwest Territories – or central Denendeh – where it also has official status.
Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band
The Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band is a Dene First Nations band government in the Northwest Territories. The band inhabits the small community of Nahanni Butte, where 121 of its members live. The remaining 19 band members reside elsewhere.
The Nahɂą ...
Nahanni Butte Airport
Nahanni Butte Airport is a public aerodrome located near Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada, east of the Nahanni National Park Reserve.
Pilots are requested to check for the presence of wood bison ...
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Nahanni Butte Water Aerodrome
Nahanni Butte Water Aerodrome was adjacent to the community on the South Nahanni River and was open seasonally from the middle of June until October. It was located near Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada, east of the Nahanni National P ...