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Behchoko, Northwest Territories, (Tli Cho) formerly Rae-Edzo was established 1 December 2005 and merged the communities of Rae (after John Rae) and Edzo, which are four miles apart by air and eleven miles apart driving distance. Behchoko is located on the Great Slave Highway, NWT Highway 3, on the northwest tip of Great Slave Lake, approximately 80 km northwest of Yellowknife. Motto: None Official languages Dene Suline, Cree, Dogrib, English, French, Gwichin, Inuktitut, Slavey Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 1 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked 3rd 1,346,106 km...
Dogrib is a language spoken by the First Nations Dogrib people of the Canadian territory Northwest Territories. ...
December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
John Rae (September 30, 1813 – July 22, 1893) was a Scottish explorer of the Arctic . ...
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Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 105. ...
Population is 1,552 according to the 2001 Census. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...
One of the four Tli Cho communities, it is the largest Dene community in Canada, and was the site of the signing of the Tli Cho land claim agreement. The Tli Cho (Tłįchǫ) First Nation, formerly known as the Dogrib, are an Aboriginal Canadian people living in the Northwest Territories (NWT). ...
The Dene are a group of First Nations that live in the Arctic regions of Canada. ...
See also
External link - Behchoko at the Northern Frontier Visitors Association
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