Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
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Fort Good Hope (or the Charter Community of K'asho Got'ine) is a charter community in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on a peninsula between Jackfish Creek and the east bank of the Mackenzie River, about 145 km northwest of Norman Wells. The two principal languages are North Slavey and English. Hunting and trapping are two major sources of income.
Population is 549 according to the 2001 Census.[1]
The only access is by air and by shipping along the Mackenzie River. The NWT government is seeking federal funding to help extend the Mackenzie Highway from Wrigley to Tsiigehtchic, where it would connect with the Dempster Highway.
Fort Good Hope is represented by the K’asho Go’tine Community Council and and belong to the Sahtu Dene Council.[2] Through the council they are in negotions with the Government of Canada for a land claims settlement.
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- Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Fort Good Hope profile
- Prince of Wales Northen Heritage Centre - official names
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