Sambaa K'e

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Sambaa K'e
First Nation (Designated Authority)
(Sambaa K'e Dene Band)
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Sambaa K'e
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Sambaa K'e
Coordinates: 60°26′33″N121°14′43″W / 60.44250°N 121.24528°W / 60.44250; -121.24528 Coordinates: 60°26′33″N121°14′43″W / 60.44250°N 121.24528°W / 60.44250; -121.24528
CountryCanada
Territory Northwest Territories
Region Dehcho Region
Constituency Nahendeh
Census division Region 4
Trading post1796
SettlementLate 1960s
Government
  ChiefDolphus Jumbo
  Band ManagerRuby Jumbo
   MLA Kevin Menicoche
Area
[1]
  Land119.51 km2 (46.14 sq mi)
Elevation
495 m (1,624 ft)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total88
  Density0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0E 1Z0
Area code(s) 867
Telephone exchange 206
- Living cost162.5 A
- Food price index144.1 B
Sources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, [2]
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, [3]
Canada Flight Supplement [4]
^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100 [5]
^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 [5]

Sambaa K'e [6] (Slavey language: "place of trout"[ pronunciation? ]; 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, on the shore of the lake also known as Sambaa K'e. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year or by air (Sambaa K'e Aerodrome) year-round.

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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". [6]

Demographics

Federal census population history of Sambaa K'e
YearPop.±%
197657    
198159+3.5%
198654−8.5%
1991 66+22.2%
1996 68+3.0%
2001 70+2.9%
2006 86+22.9%
2011 92+7.0%
2016 88−4.3%
2021 97+10.2%
Source: Statistics Canada
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [1] [15]
Annual population estimates
YearPop.±%
199674    
199774+0.0%
199867−9.5%
199972+7.5%
200069−4.2%
200176+10.1%
200275−1.3%
200378+4.0%
200483+6.4%
200586+3.6%
200691+5.8%
YearPop.±%
200793+2.2%
200897+4.3%
200999+2.1%
201097−2.0%
201195−2.1%
2012100+5.3%
2013101+1.0%
2014102+1.0%
2015104+2.0%
2016105+1.0%
2017106+1.0%
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017) [16]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sambaa K’e had a population of 97 living in 49 of its 49 total private dwellings, a change of

The majority of its 2016 population (80 people) are First Nations and 45 report South Slavey as a first language. [1]

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Sambaa K'e First Nation and belong to the Dehcho First Nations. [17]

Services

The community has a small general store and a health centre and no RCMP. [18] 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. [19] There is a small airport, Sambaa K'e Aerodrome, 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.

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