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
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, 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
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 th ...
. 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".Trout Lake, N.W.T., changes its name to Sambaa K'e /ref>
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Sambaa K’e 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.
The majority of its 2016 population (80 people) are First Nations and 45 report South Slavey as a first language.
Sambaa K'e First Nation
The Sambaa Kʼe First Nation is a Dene First Nations in Canada, First Nations band government in the Northwest Territories. The band is headquartered in the community of Sambaa Kʼe, formerly Trout Lake.
The Sambaa Kʼe First Nation is a member o ...
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
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*In finance, monetary debt
*In language, the use of loanwords
* In arithmetic, when a digit becomes less than zero and the deficiency is taken ...
program offered by the NWT Public Library Services.Borrow-By-Mail /ref> 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.