Sambaa K'e
Sambaa K'e (Slavey language: "place of trout"; formerly Trout Lake) is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, on the shore of the lake also known as Sambaa K'e. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year or by air (Sambaa K'e Aerodrome) year-round.
Sambaa K'e | |
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First Nation (Designated Authority) (Sambaa K'e Dene Band) | |
Sambaa K'e Sambaa K'e | |
| Coordinates: 60°26′33″N 121°14′43″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Dehcho Region |
| Constituency | Nahendeh |
| Census division | Region 4 |
| Trading post | 1796 |
| Settlement | Late 1960s |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Dolphus Jumbo |
| • Band Manager | Ruby Jumbo |
| • MLA | Kevin Menicoche |
| Area | |
| • Land | 119.51 km2 (46.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 88 |
| • Density | 0.7/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 1Z0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 206 |
| - Living cost | 162.5A |
| - Food price index | 144.1B |
| 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 | |
On June 21, 2016, the settlement officially changed its name from "Trout Lake" to "Sambaa K'e", its name in the Slavey language, meaning "place of trout".
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