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People | Dene and Denesuline |
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Headquarters | Lac Brochet, Manitoba 58°36′58″N 101°30′00″W / 58.61611°N 101.50000°W |
Government | |
Chief | Simon Denechezhe |
Tribal Council | |
Keewatin Tribal Council |
The Northlands Denesuline First Nation ( Chipewyan: ᓂ ᗂᘚ ᑌᓀ, Nįh hots’į Dene) is a First Nations band government in northwestern Manitoba, Canada. This Dene or Denesuline population were part of a larger group once called the "Caribou-eaters".
The community of Lac Brochet or Dahlu T’ua [1]( Chipewyan: ᑕᐤᕊ ᕤᐧᐁ, Dahlu T’ua) ('Jackfish Lake') [2] is the administrative centre of the Northlands First Nation. Seven-hundred-twenty residents of Lac Brochet chose Dene as their mother tongue in 2011. English was spoken by most of the population. [3]
The territories of the First Nation include five parcels of land: [4]
As of February 2013 the total membership of Northland First Nation was 1,024 with 868 members living on-reserve and 156 members living off-reserve. [4]
The First Nation is governed by a Chief and six councillors [4] and is affiliated with the Keewatin Tribal Council. [4] The Keewatin Tribal Council with its head office in Thompson represents eleven First Nations in Northern Manitoba. [5]
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People | Dene and Denesuline |
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Headquarters | Lac Brochet, Manitoba 58°36′58″N 101°30′00″W / 58.61611°N 101.50000°W |
Government | |
Chief | Simon Denechezhe |
Tribal Council | |
Keewatin Tribal Council |
The Northlands Denesuline First Nation ( Chipewyan: ᓂ ᗂᘚ ᑌᓀ, Nįh hots’į Dene) is a First Nations band government in northwestern Manitoba, Canada. This Dene or Denesuline population were part of a larger group once called the "Caribou-eaters".
The community of Lac Brochet or Dahlu T’ua [1]( Chipewyan: ᑕᐤᕊ ᕤᐧᐁ, Dahlu T’ua) ('Jackfish Lake') [2] is the administrative centre of the Northlands First Nation. Seven-hundred-twenty residents of Lac Brochet chose Dene as their mother tongue in 2011. English was spoken by most of the population. [3]
The territories of the First Nation include five parcels of land: [4]
As of February 2013 the total membership of Northland First Nation was 1,024 with 868 members living on-reserve and 156 members living off-reserve. [4]
The First Nation is governed by a Chief and six councillors [4] and is affiliated with the Keewatin Tribal Council. [4] The Keewatin Tribal Council with its head office in Thompson represents eleven First Nations in Northern Manitoba. [5]