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Hay River Reserve (also known as ''Kʼatlodeeche/Katlʼodeeche First Nation'' or ''Hay River Dene 1'') is one of only three Indian reservesList of Reserves/Settlements/Villages
/ref> in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located in the South Slave Region, it is a Slavey community with a population of 259, of which the majority are First Nations in Canada, First Nations and some Métis, at the 2021 Canadian census, a 16.2% decrease from the 2016 Canadian census, 2016 census. The main languages on the reserve are Slavey language, South Slavey, and English language, English.Census Profile, 2016 Census Hay River Dene 1, Indian reserve (Census subdivision), Northwest Territories and Northwest Territories (Territory)
/ref> In 2017 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 329, resulting in an average annual growth rate of 0.4% between 2007 and 2017. The reserve covers an area of and claims a Band government, band membership of 668 people. The reserve is governed by a Band Council, consisting of a Chief and four Counsellors, who are elected every two years on "Treaty Day". Along with the Fort Providence Dene Band the reserve operates "Evergreen Forestry Management Ltd." The reserve also runs the Ehdah Cho Store, "Tu-Cho Gha Contracting", and the "Nats’jee Keh Treatment Centre". Primary and secondary education in the community is provided by Chief Sunrise Education Centre.
Although the Dene had been using the area around the mouth of the Hay River (Canada), Hay River for many years as a fishing site it was not settled until the 1890s when Chief Chiatlo led a group to the site. Later both the Anglicanism, Anglican, with a mission school, and the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church along with trading posts and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrived. However, the NWT Government says that the first building in the area was the Hudson's Bay Company, followed by the Roman Catholic Mission, and then the Anglican Mission.
The original site was located right at the mouth of the river just east of Vale Island at Map of Vale Island
/ref> However, this site was subject to flooding and it was decided to move to a different area. The current site is located on the south shore of the Hay River (Canada), Hay River, near the mouth of Great Slave LakeTraditional Lands
/ref> In 1974 the then Tribal chief#Canada, chief, Daniel Sonfrere, negotiated a settlement with the Government of Canada and the first reserve in the NWT was formed. The site of the original mission buildings, including St. Peter's Anglican Church, Ste. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, the remains of a rectory, and associated cemeteries, was designated as a National Historic Sites of Canada, National Historic Site of Canada in 1992, due to its association with the meeting of Dene and European cultures.
File:Hay River Mission Site n-1979-004-00151.jpg, Hay River Mission site
File:A view of the Hay River settlement from the Mission Boarding School, Northwest Territories, 1922 - Vue de Hay River a partir de la Mission, Territoires du -Nord-Ouest, 1922 (14112957702).jpg, A view of the Hay River settlement from the Mission Boarding School, 1922
File:Children on their way to school in Hay River, Northwest Territories, 1931 - Enfants en route pour l’école à Hay River (Territoires du Nord-Ouest), 1931 (13929401648).jpg, Children on their way to school in Hay River, 1931
File:St. Luke’s English Church Mission School, Hay River, Northwest Territories, 1922 - École missionnaire de l’Église anglicane St. Luke’s, Hay River (Territoires du Nord-Ouest), 1922 (14112742641).jpg, St. Luke's English Church Mission School, Hay River, 1922
File:Chief Sunrise Education Centre.jpg, Chief Sunrise Education Centre, 2004
/ref> in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located in the South Slave Region, it is a Slavey community with a population of 259, of which the majority are First Nations in Canada, First Nations and some Métis, at the 2021 Canadian census, a 16.2% decrease from the 2016 Canadian census, 2016 census. The main languages on the reserve are Slavey language, South Slavey, and English language, English.Census Profile, 2016 Census Hay River Dene 1, Indian reserve (Census subdivision), Northwest Territories and Northwest Territories (Territory)
/ref> In 2017 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 329, resulting in an average annual growth rate of 0.4% between 2007 and 2017. The reserve covers an area of and claims a Band government, band membership of 668 people. The reserve is governed by a Band Council, consisting of a Chief and four Counsellors, who are elected every two years on "Treaty Day". Along with the Fort Providence Dene Band the reserve operates "Evergreen Forestry Management Ltd." The reserve also runs the Ehdah Cho Store, "Tu-Cho Gha Contracting", and the "Nats’jee Keh Treatment Centre". Primary and secondary education in the community is provided by Chief Sunrise Education Centre.
History
Although the Dene had been using the area around the mouth of the Hay River (Canada), Hay River for many years as a fishing site it was not settled until the 1890s when Chief Chiatlo led a group to the site. Later both the Anglicanism, Anglican, with a mission school, and the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church along with trading posts and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrived. However, the NWT Government says that the first building in the area was the Hudson's Bay Company, followed by the Roman Catholic Mission, and then the Anglican Mission.
The original site was located right at the mouth of the river just east of Vale Island at Map of Vale Island/ref> However, this site was subject to flooding and it was decided to move to a different area. The current site is located on the south shore of the Hay River (Canada), Hay River, near the mouth of Great Slave LakeTraditional Lands
/ref> In 1974 the then Tribal chief#Canada, chief, Daniel Sonfrere, negotiated a settlement with the Government of Canada and the first reserve in the NWT was formed. The site of the original mission buildings, including St. Peter's Anglican Church, Ste. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, the remains of a rectory, and associated cemeteries, was designated as a National Historic Sites of Canada, National Historic Site of Canada in 1992, due to its association with the meeting of Dene and European cultures.
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Climate
Hay River has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification, Dfc) with mild to warm summers and long cold winters.Demographics
In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hay River Dene 1 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.Arts and culture
Hay River Reserve is the setting for a children's story called ''Smelly Socks''. The book was written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Michael Martchenko. Munsch created the story based on a little girl named Tina whom he met while visiting the reserve in 1984. The illustrations in the book were based on actual pictures of Tina and the community provided by local multimedia artist Frederick Lepine.See also
*Hay River, Northwest Territories, Hay River *Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport *Hay River Water Aerodrome *List of heliports in Canada#296, Hay River (District) HeliportReferences
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