Sambaa K'e

Sambaa K'e
First Nation (Designated Authority) (Sambaa K'e Dene Band)
Sambaa K'e
Coordinates: 60°26′33″N 121°14′43″W / 60.44250°N 121.24528°WCoordinates: 60°26′33″N 121°14′43″W / 60.44250°N 121.24528°W
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Region	Dehcho Region
Constituency	Nahendeh
Census division	Region 4
Trading post	1796
Settlement	Late 1960s
Government
• Chief	Dolphus Jumbo
• Band Manager	Ruby Jumbo
• MLA	Kevin Menicoche
Area[1]
• Land	119.51 km^2 (46.14 sq mi)
Elevation	495 m (1,624 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	92
• Density	0.8/km^2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Canadian Postal code	X0E 1Z0
Area code(s)	867
Telephone exchange	206
- Living cost	152.5^A
- Food price index	122.2^B
Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3] Canada Flight Supplement[4] ^A 2009 figure based on Edmonton = 100[5] ^B 2010 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[5]

Sambaa K'e^[6] (Slavey language: "place of trout"; formerly Trout Lake) is a "Designated Authority"^[7] in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, in the southern NWT. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year or by air (Trout Lake Airport) year-round.

On June 21, 2016, the settlement officially changed its name from "Trout Lake" to "Sambaa K'e", its name in the Slavey language, meaning "place of trout".^[8]

Demographics

Population is 92 according to the 2011 Census, an increase of 7.0% over the 2006 Census, the majority of which are First Nations.^[1]

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1996 74 —     1997 74 +0.0% 1998 67 −9.5% 1999 72 +7.5% 2000 69 −4.2% 2001 75 +8.7% 2002 75 +0.0% 2003 78 +4.0% 2004 83 +6.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2005 86 +3.6% 2006 90 +4.7% 2007 93 +3.3% 2008 97 +4.3% 2009 102 +5.2% 2010 100 −2.0% 2011 99 −1.0% 2012 100 +1.0%
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2012)[5]

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Sambaa K’e Dene Band and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.^[9]

Services

The community has a small general store and a health center and no RCMP.^[10] Canada Post mail arrives weekly by charter plane. Residents can order books, movies and CDs through the Borrow by Mail program offered by the NWT Public Library Services.^[11] There is a small airport, Trout Lake Airport, and in the summer Trout Lake Water Aerodrome is in operation.^[4]

The community runs the Sambaa K'e Fishing Lodge, an authentic northern fishing experience, in the summer months.

References

1. Trout Lake, SET Northwest Territories (Census subdivision)
2. "NWT Communities - Trout Lake". 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. Trout Lake - Statistical Profile at the GNWT
7. Differences in Community Government Structure
8. Trout Lake, N.W.T., changes its name to Sambaa K'e
9. Sambaa K’e Dene Band at the Dehcho First Nations
10. Trout Lake Infrastructure Profile
11. Borrow-By-Mail

External links

• Sambaa K'e proposed protected area