Fort Good Hope
Fort Good Hope (formerly Fort Hope, Fort Charles, also now known as 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.
Fort Good Hope
Rádeyîlîkóé Fort Hope, Fort Charles | |
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Charter Community | |
Fort Good Hope Fort Good Hope | |
| Coordinates: 66°15′25″N 128°38′16″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Sahtu |
| Settlement area | Sahtu |
| Constituency | Sahtu |
| Charter Community | 1 April 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Collin Pierrot |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Irvin Eng |
| • MLA | Daniel McNeely |
| Area | |
| • Land | 47.25 km2 (18.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 516 |
| • Density | 10.9/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0H0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 598 |
| - Living cost | 177.5A |
| - Food price index | 166.9B |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100 ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 | |
Its population is about 500, mainly indigenous. The two principal languages are North Slavey and English. Hunting and trapping are two major sources of income.
The Church of Our Lady of Good Hope, a National Historic Site, is located in the community. The church, completed in 1885, was once home to Father Émile Petitot.
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