Kakisa

Kakisa K'ágee
First Nation - Designated Authority (Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation)
Kakisa
Coordinates: 60°56′24″N 117°24′51″W / 60.94000°N 117.41417°WCoordinates: 60°56′24″N 117°24′51″W / 60.94000°N 117.41417°W
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 km^2 (36.60 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	45
• Density	0.5/km^2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Canadian Postal code	X0E 1G4^A
Area code(s)	867
Telephone exchange	825
- Living cost	132.5^B
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 2009 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
Year	Pop.	±%
2001	40	—
2004	57	+42.5%
2005	53	−7.0%
2006	52	−1.9%
2009	52	+0.0%
2011	45	−13.5%

Population is 45 according to the 2011 Census a decrease of 13.5% 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.^[5]

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.^[8][9]

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Ka’agee Tu First Nation and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.^[10][11]

References

1. Kakisa, SET Northwest Territories (Census subdivision)
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 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
5. - Statistical Profile at the GNWT
6. Differences in Community Government Structure
7. Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics
8. Kakisa Infrastructure Profile
9. Northwestel
10. Dehcho First Nations
11. Kakisa