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Country
  
Canada

Region
  
Dehcho Region

Census division
  
Region 4

Elevation
  
182 m

Territory
  
Northwest Territories

Constituency
  
Nahendeh

Time zone
  
Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)

Area code
  
867


Kuiu nahanni butte the last hunt


Nahanni Butte (/nəˈhænˈbjt/ nə-HA-nee-BYOOT) (Slavey language: Tthenáágó "strong rock") is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located at the confluence of the Liard and South Nahanni Rivers in the southwestern part of the NWT.

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Map of Nahanni Butte, NT, Canada

Although it was not normally accessible by road, a winter road was constructed yearly until an all-season road was completed in October 2010 as far as the Liard River. Access from there is by river taxi in summer and ice road in winter; there are no plans for a vehicle ferry.

Nwt moose hunt with nahanni butte outfitters trophy hunter magazine


Demographics

Population is 102 according to the 2011 Census a decrease of 11.3% from the 2006 Census. In 2012 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 104 with an average yearly growth rate of 0.3 from 2001.

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Nahanni Butte Dene Band and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.

References

Nahanni Butte Wikipedia