| Dettah Detah |
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| — Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah) — | |
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Dettah
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | North Slave Region |
| Constituency | Weledeh |
| Census division | Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Edward Sangris |
| • Chief Executive Officer | John Carter |
| • MLA | Bob Bromley |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.34 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 247 |
| • Density | 184.9/km2 (478.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X1A |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchanges | 444 445 446 669 765 766 873 920 |
| Sources:Community Governance Data List[1], 2006 Canada Census[2], Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre[3], Canada Flight Supplement[4] |
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Dettah or Detah is a First Nations[5] community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just outside the capital of Yellowknife, it is a 6.5 km (4.0 mi) drive from that town by ice road in winter or a 27 km (17 mi) drive via the Ingraham Trail. The name means 'Burnt Point' in the Tli Cho language, and refers to a traditional fishing camp, used by the Dene for hundreds of years.
According to the 2006 Census, Dettah had a population of 247 people, consisting almost entirely of First Nations.[2] In 2009 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 257 with an average yearly growth rate of 2.2 from 1996.[6]
Both it and N'Dilo are the communities of the Yellowknives. Dettah is represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah) and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government.[7]
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