Kakisa

Kakisa
K'ágee
—  First Nation - Designated Authority
(Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation)
  —
Kakisa
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Territory  Northwest Territories
Region South Slave Region
Constituency Deh Cho
Census division Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories
Settled 1962
Government
 • Chief Lloyd Chicot
 • Council Manager Ruby Landry
 • MLA Michael McLeod
Area
 • Land 94.82 km2 (36.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 52
 • Density 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
Canadian Postal code X0E 1G4A
Area code(s) 867
Telephone exchange 825
Prices
- Living cost 132.5B
Sources:
Community Governance Data List[1]
2006 Canada Census,[2]
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3]
Canada Flight Supplement[4]
^A Postal code shared with Hay River
^B 2005 figure based on Edmonton = 100[5]

Kakisa (Slavey language: K’agee; between the willows) is a "Designated Authority"[6] in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on a lake of the same name, and is southeast of Fort Providence. Originally located at Tathlina Lake, the community moved, in 1962, to the present location in order to be closer to the Mackenzie Highway and is linked by a 13 km (8.1 mi) road.[7]

Contents

Demographics

Population is 52 according to the 2006 Census with all of the community reporting First Nations status.[2] The main languages in the community are South Slavey and English[7] In 2009 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 55.[5]

Services

Royal Canadian Mounted Police services are provided through Fort Providence and no health services are available. There is a single grocery store, the "River Front Convenience Store-Motel" which serves visitors to the nearby Lady Evelyn Falls. Education, up to Grade 10, is provided by Kakisa Lake School.[5][8]

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Ka’agee Tu First Nation and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Community Governance Data List
  2. ^ a b Canada Census, Kakisa
  3. ^ Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names
  4. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
  5. ^ a b c Kakisa - Statistical Profile at the GNWT
  6. ^ Differences in Community Government Structure
  7. ^ a b Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Kakisa profile
  8. ^ Northwestel
  9. ^ Dehcho First Nations
  10. ^ Kakisa

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