Kakisa

Kakisa
K'ágee
First Nation - Designated Authority
(Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation)
Kakisa
Kakisa
Coordinates: 60°56′24″N 117°24′51″W / 60.94000°N 117.41417°W / 60.94000; -117.41417Coordinates: 60°56′24″N 117°24′51″W / 60.94000°N 117.41417°W / 60.94000; -117.41417
Country Canada
Territory Northwest Territories
Region South Slave Region
Constituency Deh Cho
Census division Region 4
Settled 1962
Government
 • Chief Lloyd Chicot
 • Council Manager Ruby Landry
 • MLA Michael McLeod
Area[1]
 • Land 94.80 km2 (36.60 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total 36
 • Density 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code X0E 1G4A
Area code(s) 867
Telephone exchange 825
- Living cost 137.5B
Sources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2]
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3]
Canada Flight Supplement[4]
^A Postal code shared with Hay River
^B 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[5]

Kakisa (Slavey language: K’agee; between the willows) is a "Designated Authority"[6] in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on a lake of the same name, and is southeast of Fort Providence. Originally located at Tathlina Lake, the community moved, in 1962, to the present location in order to be closer to the Mackenzie Highway and is linked by a 13 km (8.1 mi) all-weather road.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
200149—    
200249+0.0%
200339−20.4%
200457+46.2%
200553−7.0%
200654+1.9%
YearPop.±%
200755+1.9%
200855+0.0%
200956+1.8%
201057+1.8%
201156−1.8%
201254−3.6%
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2012)[8]

Population is 36 according to the 2016 Census a decrease of 20.0% from the 2006 Census.[1] The majority of the community reported First Nations status. The main languages in the community are South Slavey and English. In 2012 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 54 and that 78.6% spoke an aboriginal language.[8]

Services

Royal Canadian Mounted Police services are provided through Fort Providence and no health services are available. There is a single grocery store, the "River Front Convenience Store-Motel" which serves visitors to the nearby Lady Evelyn Falls. Education, up to Grade 9, is provided by Kakisa Lake School.[9][10]

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Ka’agee Tu First Nation and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Census Profile, 2016 Census Kakisa, Settlement (Census subdivision), Northwest Territories and Northwest Territories (Territory)
  2. ↑ "NWT Communities - Kakisa". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  4. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Kakisa - Statistical Profile
  6. ↑ Differences in Community Government Structure
  7. ↑ Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics
  8. 1 2 "Kakisa - Statistical Profile (2001-2012)" (PDF). NWT Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02.
  9. ↑ Kakisa Infrastructure Profile
  10. ↑ Northwestel
  11. ↑ Dehcho First Nations Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ Kakisa Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine.
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