Behchoko, Northwest Territories
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| Behchoko Behchokò Rae-Edzo   Behchokò
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| — Tlicho Community Government — | |
| Coordinates: | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | North Slave Region |
| Constituency | Monfwi |
| Census division | Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories |
| Government | |
| - Chief | Leon Lafferty |
| - Senior Administrative Officer | Terry Testart |
| - MLA | Jackson Lafferty |
| Area | |
| - Land | 75.08 km² (29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 1,894 |
| - Density | 25.2/km² (65.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0Y0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 392 |
| Sources:Community Governance Data List[1], 2006 Canada Census[2], Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre[3], Behchokò profile at the Legislative Assembly[4] Canada Flight Supplement[5] |
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Behchokò (from the Tlicho meaning "Mbehcho's place"), officially the Tlicho Community Government of Behchokò[6] is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Behchokò is located on the Yellowknife Highway (Great Slave Highway), on the northwest tip of Great Slave Lake, approximately 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Yellowknife.
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[edit] History
Formerly known as Rae-Edzo, the name was changed 4 August 2005, with Rae at named after John Rae and Edzo at named after Chief Edzo. The two are 6 km (4 mi) apart by air and 15 km (9 mi) apart by road.(In the winter, the road distance is much shorter due to the winter road across the ice of Marian Lake. The biggest names in Tli Cho history are, Bruneau, and Monfwi. The Bruneau name comes from one of the Tli Cho leaders, Chief Jimmy Bruneau, who died in 1979. There is a school in his name in Edzo, Chief Jimmy Bruneau Regional High School. Chief Monfwi, who created the Tli Cho annual assembly in 1932, but passed in 1936.
According to the 2006 Census, the population is 1,894, most of which is First Nations.[2]
One of the four Tli Cho communities, it is the largest Dene community in Canada. Behchokò was the site of the signing of the Tlicho land claim agreement that brought about the Tlicho Government.[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Community Governance Data List
- ^ a b Canada 2006 Census
- ^ Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names
- ^ Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Behchokò profile
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ Differences in Community Government Structures
- ^ Government of the NWT news release on land claims signing
[edit] Further reading
- Northwest Territories, and BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. Communities and Diamonds Socio-Economic Impacts in the Communities of: Behchoko, Gameti, Whati, Wekweeti, Detah, Ndilo, Lutsel K'e, and Yellowknife : 2005 Annual Report of the Government of the Northwest Territories Under the BHP Billiton, Diavik and De Beers Socio-Economic Agreements. [Yellowknife]: Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 2006.
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