Łutselk'e
Łutselkʼe (/ˈlʊtsəlkeɪ/, Dëne Sųłıné Yatıé: [ɬutsʰɛɮk'ɛ]; "place of the łutsel", the cisco, a type of small fish), also spelt Łutsël Kʼé, is a "designated authority" in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is on the south shore near the eastern end of Great Slave Lake and until 1 July 1992, it was known as Snowdrift, as the community lies near the mouth of the Snowdrift River.
Łutselkʼe
Łutsël Kʼé; Snowdrift (pre-1992) | |
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First Nation - Designated Authority of Łutselkʼe | |
Łutselkʼe on Great Slave Lake | |
Łutselkʼe Łutselkʼe | |
| Coordinates: 62°24′19″N 110°44′19″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | North Slave |
| Territorial electoral district | Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh |
| Census division | Region 5 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Darryl Marlowe |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Hanna Catholique |
| • MLA | Richard Edjericon |
| Area | |
| • Land | 43.18 km2 (16.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 303 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 370 |
| - Living cost | 167.5A |
| - Food price index | 184.0B |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100 ^B 2012 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 | |
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