Northlands Denesuline First Nation
{{Infobox First Nation
| band_name = Northlands Denesuline First Nation
| endonym= ᓂ ᗂᘚ ᑌᓀ
Nįh hots’į Dene
| pushpin_map = Canada Manitoba
|coordinates={{coord|58|36|58|N|101|30|00|W|region:CA-MB|display=inline}}
| people = Dene and Denesuline
| headquarters = Lac Brochet, Manitoba {{coord|58|36|58|N|101|30|00|W|region:CA-MB|display=title}}
| total_pop = 1024
| chief = Simon Denechezhe
| tribal_council = Keewatin Tribal Council
}}
The Northlands Denesuline First Nation ({{langx|chp|ᓂ ᗂᘚ ᑌᓀ, Nįh hots’į Dene}}) is a First Nations band government in northwestern Manitoba, Canada. This Dene or Denesuline population were part of a larger group once called the "Caribou-eaters".
The community of Lac Brochet or Dahlu T’ua[https://mfnerc.org/community-map/ Manitoba First Nations Education Resources - Traditional First Nation Community Names]({{langx|chp|ᑕᐤᕊ ᕤᐧᐁ, Dahlu T’ua}}) ('Jackfish Lake'){{Cite web |url=http://www.trcm.ca/wp-content/uploads/Traditional-Names-Community-Map_MFNERC.pdf |title=Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. - Traditional First Nations Community Names |access-date=2020-11-24 |archive-date=2021-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204193644/http://www.trcm.ca/wp-content/uploads/Traditional-Names-Community-Map_MFNERC.pdf |url-status=dead }} is the administrative centre of the Northlands First Nation. Seven-hundred-twenty residents of Lac Brochet chose Dene as their mother tongue in 2011. English was spoken by most of the population.{{cite web
| title =Canada Census 2011 Community Profile
| url =http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4623067&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchText=Lac%20Brochet%20197A&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=4623067&TABID=1
| date =
| accessdate =2013-03-23}}
Territory
The territories of the First Nation include five parcels of land:
- Lac Brochet 197A — with {{convert|464.30|ha|acre}}, contains the community of Lac Brochet
- Sheth Chok — with {{convert|1213.60|ha|acre}}
- Thuycholeeni — with {{convert|47.50|ha|acre}}
- Thuycholeeni Aze — with {{convert|201|ha|acre}}
- Tthekale Nu — with {{convert|211|ha|acre}}
Membership
As of February 2013 the total membership of Northland First Nation was 1,024 with 868 members living on-reserve and 156 members living off-reserve.{{cite web
|title = AANDC (Registered Population)
|url = https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=317&lang=eng
|website = Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
|publisher = Government of Canada
|accessdate = 2013-03-23
}}
The First Nation is governed by a Chief and six councillors and is affiliated with the Keewatin Tribal Council. The Keewatin Tribal Council with its head office in Thompson represents eleven First Nations in Northern Manitoba.{{cite web
| title =Keewatin Tribal Council Website
| url =http://www.ktc.ca/
| date =
| accessdate =2013-03-23
| archive-date =2013-01-04
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130104224357/http://www.ktc.ca/
| url-status =dead
}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.profilecanada.com/companydetail.cfm?company=2256661_Northlands_First_Nation_Lac_Brochet_MB Northlands First Nation]
- [http://www.anishinabe-history.com/communities/lac-brochet.shtml Lac Brochet]
- [http://geodepot.statcan.gc.ca/GeoSearch2011-GeoRecherche2011/GeoSearch2011-GeoRecherche2011.jsp?lang=E&otherLang=F&searchGeocode=4623067&layerSelected=csd&searchTheme=GeoCode&searchPass=2&boundaryType= Map of Lac Brochet 197A at Statcan]
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{{First Nations in the Northern Region of Manitoba|Northlands First Nation}}
Category:Keewatin Tribal Council