The Dehcho Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Fort Simpson. All communities in the Dehcho are predominately First Nations. Look up Region in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Motto: none Official languages Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, Tåîchô [1] Flower Mountain avens Tree Tamarack Bird Gyr Falcon Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government (no party affiliations)) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats... Fort Simpson, in the Northwest Territories, is a town on an island at the confluence of the Mackenzie and Liard Rivers, both traditionally trade routes for the Hudsons Bay Company and the native Dene people of the area. ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ...

Communities

• Fort Liard (Hamlet)
• Fort Providence
• Fort Simpson (Village)
• Jean Marie River - First Nation (Designated Authority)
• Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (Kakisa)
• Nahanni Butte Dene Band
• Sambaa K'e Dene Band (Trout Lake)
• Pehdzeh Ki First Nation (Wrigley)

The village of Fort Liard is a Dehcho village located in the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... Fort Providence is a town located west of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Fort Simpson, in the Northwest Territories, is a town on an island at the confluence of the Mackenzie and Liard Rivers, both traditionally trade routes for the Hudsons Bay Company and the native Dene people of the area. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Dehcho community of Jean Marie River is located on the Mackenzie River in the southwest part of the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... The aboriginal village of Kakisa in the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located on a lake of the same name, and is southeast of Fort Providence. ... The Dehcho village of Nahanni Butte is located at he confluence of the Liard and South Nahanni Rivers in the southwestern part of the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... The community of Trout Lake is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, in the southern Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Wrigley is a community in Canadas Northwest Territories. ...

See also

• Regions of the Northwest Territories

References

• Municipal Affairs and Community Administration