Dettah


Dettah, sometimes, incorrectly, as Detah, is a First Nations community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just southeast of the capital of Yellowknife, it is a drive from that city by ice road across the north arm of Great Slave Lake in winter or a drive via the Ingraham Trail, year-round. The name means 'Burnt Point' in the Tli Cho language and refers to a traditional fishing camp used by the Dene for hundreds of years.

Demographics

According to the 2016 Census, Dettah had a population of 219 people, an increase of 4.3% from the 2011 Census, consisting almost entirely of First Nations and a few Métis. In 2017, the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 245 with an average yearly growth rate of -0.2% from 2007.
Both it and Ndilǫ are the communities of the Yellowknives. Dettah is represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government.

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Climate

Dettah has a subarctic climate with long, severely cold winters and short but mild, sometimes warm summers. Dettah and Yellowknife experience the sunniest Springs and Summers out of all of Canada's cities.