Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
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| Fort Good Hope K'asho Got'ine   Fort Good Hope
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| — Settlement Corporation — | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Sahtu Region |
| Constituency | Sahtu |
| Census division | Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories |
| Charter Community | 1 April 1995 |
| Government | |
| - Chief | Frank T'seleie |
| - Senior Administrative Officer | Fred Rabisca |
| - MLA | Norman Yakeleya |
| Area | |
| - Land | 52.82 km² (20.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 557 |
| - Density | 10.5/km² (27.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0H0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 598 |
| Sources:Community Governance Data List[1], 2006 Canada Census,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre[3], Fort Good Hope profile at the Legislative Assembly[4] Canada Flight Supplement[5] |
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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 (90 mi) northwest of Norman Wells. The two principal languages are North Slavey and English. Hunting and trapping are two major sources of income.
According to the 2006 Census the population is 557, of which 515 are First Nations.[2]
The only access is by Fort Good Hope Airport from Inuvik and Norman Wells and by shipping along the Mackenzie River in the summer. 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.[6] Through the council they are in negotions with the Government of Canada for a land claims settlement.
[edit] References
- ^ Community Governance Data List
- ^ a b 2006 Census
- ^ Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names
- ^ Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Fort Good Hope profile
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
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