{{For|the territorial riding formerly known as North Slave|Monfwi}} {{Use Canadian English|date=December 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = North Slave Region |other_name = |settlement_type = Administrative region |motto = <!-- Images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = Canadian Shield landscape in Yellowknife NT.jpg | image_caption = Canadian Shield in Yellowknife | image_blank_emblem = | image_map = | image_map1 = NWT Locator North Slave.svg | mapsize1 = 200 | map_caption1 = Location within the Northwest Territories <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Canada |subdivision_type1 = Territory |subdivision_name1 = Northwest Territories |subdivision_type2 = Federal riding |subdivision_name2 = Northwest Territories |subdivision_type3 = Territorial ridings |subdivision_name3 = Monfwi<br>Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh<br> {{Collapsible list | title = Yellowknife | Frame Lake | Great Slave | Kam Lake | Range Lake | Yellowknife Centre | Yellowknife North | Yellowknife South }} |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/about-maca|title=About Municipal and Community Affairs|author=Government of the Northwest Territories|website=|language=en|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref> |seat_type = Regional offices<ref name=office/> |seat = Yellowknife<br>Behchokǫ̀ (sub-office) |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = Administrator |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = Councillors |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = | established_title = Established | established_date = <!-- Geography ----------------> |area_total_km2 = |population_total = 23,515 |population_as_of = 2021 |population_footnotes = <ref name=census/> |population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = 1st NWT |population_blank1_title = % change (from 2016) |population_blank1 = 2.86 <!-- General information ---------------> |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |website = |timezone = MST |utc_offset = −07:00 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = −06:00 |blank_name = Highways |blank_info = {{jct|state=NT|Hwy|3}} (Yellowknife Highway) <br> {{jct|state=NT|Hwy|4}} (Ingraham Trail) }} {{Location_map+ |Canada Northwest Territories | width = 400 | float = right | caption = North Slave Region communities in the Northwest Territories | places = {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=''Behchokǫ̀'' |lat= 62.8025 |long = -116.046389 | label_size=75 | marksize=10| position=left |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}} {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label= Dettah |lat = 62.411389 |long = -114.3075 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=right |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}} {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=Gamèti|lat = 64.112222 |long = -117.353611 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=left |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}} {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=Łutselk'e|lat= 62.405278 |long = -110.738611 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=right |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}} {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=Ndilǫ |lat= 62.477778 |long = -114.334167 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=bottom |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}} {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=Wekweètì|lat = 64.190278 |long = -114.182778 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=right |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}} {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=Whatì |lat = 63.144444 |long = -117.272778 | label_size=75 | marksize=8| position=left |mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg}} {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label={{nowrap| ''Yellowknife''}} |lat = 62.442222 |long = -114.3975 | label_size=75 | marksize=10| position=top |mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg}} }}
The '''North Slave Region''' or ''Tłicho Region'' is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the most populous of the five regions, with a population of almost 23,000. According to Municipal and Community Affairs, the region consists of eight communities; the regional office is located in Yellowknife and a sub-office is in Behchokǫ̀.<ref name=office>[https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/north-slave-region North Slave Region]</ref> With the exception of Yellowknife, the communities are predominantly First Nations.
==Communities== The North Slave Region includes the following communities:
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Communities of the North Slave Region |- ! colspan="4" | Community ! colspan="6" | Demographics (2021) |- ! colspan="2" | Name<ref name=ocn>{{cite web |url= http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/#4/65.98/-119.97 |title= Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide |website= Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre |publisher= Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories |location= Yellowknife |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160113110003/http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/ |archive-date= 13 January 2016 |url-status= live |access-date= 13 January 2016}}</ref> ! colspan="2" | Governance ! colspan="2" | Census<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000261 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=8 December 2024 |access-date=8 December 2024}}</ref> ! colspan="4" | Indigenous population profile<ref name=app>{{cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/ipp-ppa/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GEOCODE=61 |title=Indigenous Population Profile, 2021 Census of Population |date=16 June 2023 |access-date=8 December 2024 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref> |- ! Official ! class=unsortable| Traditional ! Type<ref name=maca>{{cite web|url=http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/resources/Differences_in_Comm_Govt_Structure.pdf|title= Differences in Community Government Structures|publisher=Maca.gov.nt.ca|access-date=18 December 2014}}</ref> ! Municipality<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/other-organizations-that-issue-donation-receipts-qualified-donees/other-qualified-donees-listings/list-municipalities-northwest-territories.html |title=List of municipalities - Northwest Territories |date=16 June 2015 |access-date=10 December 2024 |publisher=Canada Revenue Agency}}</ref> ! Total ! Change<br>(from 2016) ! First Nations ! Métis ! Inuit ! data-sort-type="number" | Other |- | ''Behchokǫ̀'' | | Tłı̨chǫ community government | Yes | align="right" | {{nts|1,746}} | align="right" | -6.8% | align="right" | {{nts|1,605}} | align="right" | {{nts|50}} | align="right" | {{nts|10}} | align="right" | {{nts|230}} |- | Dettah | T'èɂehda | Designated authority | No | align="right" | {{nts|192}} | align="right" | -12.3% | align="right" | {{nts|170}} | align="right" | {{nts|10}} | align="right" | {{nts|10}} | align="right" | {{nts|15}} |- | Gamèti | | Tłı̨chǫ community government | Yes | align="right" | {{nts|252}} | align="right" | -9.4% | align="right" | {{nts|240}} | align="right" | {{nts|0}} | align="right" | {{nts|0}} | align="right" | {{nts|15}} |- | Łutselk'e | | Designated authority | No | align="right" | {{nts|333}} | align="right" | 9.8% | align="right" | {{nts|175}} | align="right" | {{nts|115}} | align="right" | {{nts|0}} | align="right" | {{nts|155}} |- | Ndilǫ | | Yellowknives community | No | colspan="6" align="center" | {{nts|Included in Yellowknife|0}} |- | Wekweètì | | Tłı̨chǫ community government | Yes | align="right" | {{nts|109}} | align="right" | -15.5% | align="right" | {{nts|100}} | align="right" | {{nts|10}} | align="right" | {{nts|0}} | align="right" | {{nts|10}} |- | Whatì | | Tłı̨chǫ community government | Yes | align="right" | {{nts|543}} | align="right" | 15.5% | align="right" | {{nts|510}} | align="right" | {{nts|0}} | align="right" | {{nts|0}} | align="right" | {{nts|50}} |- | ''Yellowknife'' | Sǫ̀mbak'è | City | Yes | align="right" | {{nts|20,340}} | align="right" | 3.9% | align="right" | {{nts|3,325}} | align="right" | {{nts|865}} | align="right" | {{nts|765}}{{efn|195 Inuvialuit}} | align="right" | {{nts|16,980}} |}
{{Historical populations |align=none|cols=2 |2001|21037 |2002|21751 |2003|22613 |2004|23041 |2005|23091 |2006|22990 |2007|23157 |2008|23304 |2009|23133 |2010|23199 |2011|23478 |2012|23595 |2013|23817 |2014|23955 |2015|24271 |2016|24588 |2017|24585 |footnote= Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)<ref name=brost>[https://www.statsnwt.ca/population/population-estimates/commtotals_2001-2017.xlsx Population Estimates By Community] from the GNWT</ref> }}
==Communities of the North Slave Region== {{Gallery |title = Communities of the North Slave Region |File:Gasstation Rae-Edzo.jpg |Gas station at Behchokǫ̀ (2009) |File:Dettah government building.jpg |Dettah government building ((2011) |File:Lutselk'e.jpg |Łutselk'e ((2006) |File:N'Dilo street.jpg |Ndilǫ street (2011) |File:Wekweeti.jpg |Wekweètì (2006) |File:Whati, NT - panoramio.jpg |Trail near Whatì (2014) |File:View toward downtown (41788039240).jpg |Looking towards downtown Yellowknife (2018) }}
==Climate== {{Gamèti weatherbox}} {{Yellowknife weatherbox}} {{Whatì weatherbox}}
===Notes=== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
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*[https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/communitylist?title_field_value=&field_community_region_target_id=113&field_community_status_value=All North Slave Region at Municipal and Community Affairs]
{{Geographic Location |Centre = North Slave Region |North = Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut |Northeast = |East = Kivalliq Region, Nunavut |Southeast = |South = South Slave Region |Southwest = |West = Dehcho Region |Northwest = Sahtu Region }} {{Subdivisions of Northwest Territories|state=collapsed}}
{{coord|62|48|09|N|116|02|47|W|region:CA-NT_type:adm1st_scale:10000000|display=title|name=North Slave Region centred on Behchokǫ̀}}
Category:North Slave Region Category:Regions of the Northwest Territories