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Administrative region in Northwest Territories, Canada
Sahtu Region
Administrative region
Norman Range and Kelly LakeNorman Range and Kelly Lake
Location within the Northwest TerritoriesLocation within the Northwest Territories
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
Territorial ridingSahtu
Settlement areaSahtu
Regional officeNorman Wells
Population
 • Total2,259
 • Rank4th NWT
 • % change (from 2016)−7.7
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (DST)
Sahtu Region is located in Northwest TerritoriesNorman WellsNorman WellsFort Good HopeFort Good HopeTulitaTulitaDélı̨nęDélı̨nęColville LakeColville Lakeclass=notpageimage| North Slave Region communities in the Northwest Territories

The Sahtu Region is an administrative region in Canada's Northwest Territories. Coterminous with the settlement region described in the 1993 Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, 41,437 km (15,999 sq mi) of the Sahtu is collectively owned by its Indigenous Sahtu (Dene) and Métis inhabitants. Although the region's population is predominantly First Nations, a significant non-Indigenous presence exists in Norman Wells, the regional office, established in 1920 to serve the only producing oilfield in the Canadian Territories. Considered to be of vital strategic importance during World War II in the event of a Japanese invasion of Alaska, the region's petroleum resources were exploited by the United States Army with the Canol Project, but the pipeline never became necessary and ultimately operated for less than one year.

Since the abandonment of the Canol project, development within the region has been more limited than in the rest of the territory. Although plans have long existed for pipelines and highways to parallel the Mackenzie River through the Sahtu en route to the Arctic Ocean, the landmark Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry recommended that a moratorium be placed on construction until local Indigenous land claims could be settled. To this day, no all-weather roads connect the Sahtu with the rest of Canada, and the contiguous North American pipeline network finds its northernmost terminus at Norman Wells, which was connected to Zama City, Alberta in 1984. Ground transportation is seasonally provided by a network of winter and ice roads, while the abandoned Canol route now forms part of the Trans Canada Trail system.

Etymology

Sahtú is the Dene name of Great Bear Lake, the largest lake entirely in Canada, which is entirely contained within the Sahtu Region. The name is also used by the area's First Nations inhabitants to describe themselves and their language, the Sahtú Dene people (historically known as the North Slavey or Hareskins). It has been further adopted by the Sahtu Dene Council and the Sahtu Secretariat, both Indigenous institutions which share administrative responsibilities with the Government of the Northwest Territories within the region.

Communities

The Sahtu Region consists of five communities, with no permanent population recorded outside their boundaries. Norman Wells, the regional capital, was founded in the early 20th century in order to exploit local oil deposits and has a majority non-Indigenous population. The other communities of the Sahtu are predominantly First Nations.

Communities of the Sahtu Region
Community Demographics (2021)
Name Governance Census Indigenous population profile
Official Traditional Type Municipality Total Change
(from 2016) 		First Nations Métis Inuit Other
Colville Lake K'áhbamı̨́túé Settlement Corporation No 110 -14.7% 105 0 0 0
Délı̨nę Délı̨ne Charter Community Yes 573 7.5% 495 10 10 45
Fort Good Hope Rádeyı̨lı̨kóé Charter Community Yes 507 -1.7% 435 15 10 40
Norman Wells Tłegǫ́htı̨ Town Yes 673 -13.5% 175 80 20 375
Tulita Tulı́t’a Hamlet Yes 396 -17% 320 40 10 30
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20012,527—    
20022,522−0.2%
20032,549+1.1%
20042,576+1.1%
20052,582+0.2%
20062,582+0.0%
20072,583+0.0%
20082,542−1.6%
20092,523−0.7%
YearPop.±%
20102,492−1.2%
20112,427−2.6%
20122,445+0.7%
20132,456+0.4%
20142,479+0.9%
20152,538+2.4%
20162,554+0.6%
20172,545−0.4%
20212,259−11.2%
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)


Communities of the Sahtu Region

Communities of the Sahtu Region
  • Colville Lake (2006) Colville Lake (2006)
  • Délı̨nę (2006) Délı̨nę (2006)
  • Fort Good Hope, with school (2006) Fort Good Hope, with school (2006)
  • Norman Wells (2006) Norman Wells (2006)
  • Tulita with the Mackenzie River in the background (2006) Tulita with the Mackenzie River in the background (2006)

Climate

Climate data for Délı̨nę (Déline CS)
WMO ID: 71503; coordinates 65°12′31″N 123°26′00″W / 65.20861°N 123.43333°W / 65.20861; -123.43333 (Déline CS); elevation: 212.8 m (698 ft); 1991–2020 normals.
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 11.1 5.0 14.3 16.2 24.4 30.8 33.3 32.6 25.4 20.1 3.8 4.0 33.3
Record high °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2) 		5.1
(41.2) 		14.7
(58.5) 		16.3
(61.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		30.2
(86.4) 		31.4
(88.5) 		32.0
(89.6) 		24.0
(75.2) 		20.8
(69.4) 		4.8
(40.6) 		5.6
(42.1) 		32.0
(89.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −20.6
(−5.1) 		−17.9
(−0.2) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		16.8
(62.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		−18.2
(−0.8) 		−0.9
(30.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −24.7
(−12.5) 		−22.8
(−9.0) 		−18.7
(−1.7) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		3.2
(37.8) 		10.7
(51.3) 		13.4
(56.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		5.5
(41.9) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−15.6
(3.9) 		−22.3
(−8.1) 		−5.9
(21.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −28.8
(−19.8) 		−27.6
(−17.7) 		−24.5
(−12.1) 		−13.8
(7.2) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		4.4
(39.9) 		7.3
(45.1) 		6.0
(42.8) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−19.6
(−3.3) 		−26.3
(−15.3) 		−10.9
(12.4)
Record low °C (°F) −49.1
(−56.4) 		−45.9
(−50.6) 		−44.1
(−47.4) 		−35.0
(−31.0) 		−23.3
(−9.9) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		−4.9
(23.2) 		−13.3
(8.1) 		−29.7
(−21.5) 		−37.4
(−35.3) 		−43.6
(−46.5) 		−49.1
(−56.4)
Record low wind chill −55.9 −53.7 −53.7 −41.7 −30.9 −8.6 −3.2 −8.3 −15.8 −30.8 −44.0 −52.4 −55.9
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.8
(0.46) 		11.7
(0.46) 		9.5
(0.37) 		11.0
(0.43) 		14.7
(0.58) 		23.7
(0.93) 		40.2
(1.58) 		42.9
(1.69) 		38.6
(1.52) 		31.7
(1.25) 		21.6
(0.85) 		11.9
(0.47) 		269.2
(10.60)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.2
(0.01) 		12.7
(0.50) 		23.5
(0.93) 		39.9
(1.57) 		— 38.5
(1.52) 		— 0.3
(0.01) 		0.0
(0.0) 		—
Average snowfall cm (inches) 13.4
(5.3) 		16.2
(6.4) 		15.1
(5.9) 		12.1
(4.8) 		3.0
(1.2) 		0.3
(0.1) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		2.1
(0.8) 		— 34.5
(13.6) 		17.6
(6.9) 		—
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 6.1 8.0 7.6 5.2 6.5 8.5 10.7 12.2 12.3 12.9 10.2 7.8 108.1
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.9 8.1 10.5 — 12.0 — 0.1 0.0 —
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 7.0 8.5 9.0 4.7 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.9 — 11.5 9.3 —
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) 76.7 70.9 59.9 56.8 55.5 52.5 55.8 62.5 65.7 81.1 83.7 80.5 66.8
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Climate data for Fort Good Hope (Fort Good Hope Airport)
Climate ID: 2201400; coordinates 66°14′27″N 128°39′03″W / 66.24083°N 128.65083°W / 66.24083; -128.65083 (Fort Good Hope Airport); elevation: 81.4 m (267 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1907–present; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 4.6 1.8 16.1 21.8 30.4 36.0 38.3 35.8 25.0 22.7 4.1 5.1 38.3
Record high °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1) 		5.6
(42.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		30.5
(86.9) 		35.0
(95.0) 		37.4
(99.3) 		33.9
(93.0) 		28.3
(82.9) 		22.1
(71.8) 		9.7
(49.5) 		5.3
(41.5) 		37.4
(99.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −22.7
(−8.9) 		−19.1
(−2.4) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		0.1
(32.2) 		11.7
(53.1) 		21.3
(70.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		19.0
(66.2) 		10.6
(51.1) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−14.2
(6.4) 		−20.1
(−4.2) 		−0.4
(31.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −26.5
(−15.7) 		−23.8
(−10.8) 		−19.1
(−2.4) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		15.3
(59.5) 		16.9
(62.4) 		13.3
(55.9) 		5.8
(42.4) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−18.1
(−0.6) 		−23.9
(−11.0) 		−5.5
(22.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −30.6
(−23.1) 		−28.5
(−19.3) 		−25.4
(−13.7) 		−13.4
(7.9) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		9.2
(48.6) 		11.0
(51.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		−22.2
(−8.0) 		−28.1
(−18.6) 		−10.7
(12.7)
Record low °C (°F) −56.2
(−69.2) 		−56.2
(−69.2) 		−48.3
(−54.9) 		−40.0
(−40.0) 		−25.0
(−13.0) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−17.0
(1.4) 		−38.0
(−36.4) 		−47.2
(−53.0) 		−52.2
(−62.0) 		−56.2
(−69.2)
Record low wind chill −54.6 −51.2 −49.7 −39.4 −24.0 0.0 0.0 −4.4 −15.5 −31.2 −43.4 −56.4 −56.4
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.0
(0.83) 		19.0
(0.75) 		16.1
(0.63) 		10.2
(0.40) 		14.3
(0.56) 		29.6
(1.17) 		38.2
(1.50) 		41.2
(1.62) 		33.0
(1.30) 		26.6
(1.05) 		22.6
(0.89) 		19.7
(0.78) 		291.4
(11.47)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		— 7.3
(0.29) 		29.2
(1.15) 		— 38.8
(1.53) 		27.7
(1.09) 		— 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		—
Average snowfall cm (inches) — 19.1
(7.5) 		20.3
(8.0) 		17.1
(6.7) 		— 5.2
(2.0) 		0.1
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		6.4
(2.5) 		— 26.0
(10.2) 		—
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 10.2 10.5 9.4 6.4 5.6 8.1 10.1 11.7 11.0 13.3 12.3 11.4 119.7
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.0 0.0 0.0 — 2.8 7.1 — 10.2 9.0 — 0.0 0.0 —
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 8.2 8.8 8.5 — 2.2 0.07 0.0 0.06 2.1 — 11.5 — —
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) 75.4 70.7 56.0 48.7 46.5 40.7 48.7 56.5 65.3 80.8 82.9 78.8 62.6
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (January minimum) (February minimum)

(June maximum) (July maximum)

Climate data for Norman Wells (Norman Wells Airport)
WMO ID: 71043; coordinates 65°16′53″N 126°47′55″W / 65.28139°N 126.79861°W / 65.28139; -126.79861 (Norman Wells Airport); elevation: 72.5 m (238 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 12.2 6.3 17.5 20.0 29.7 36.2 37.2 36.0 29.7 19.8 12.2 10.7 37.2
Record high °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5) 		7.9
(46.2) 		17.8
(64.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		31.3
(88.3) 		33.5
(92.3) 		37.9
(100.2) 		34.8
(94.6) 		28.7
(83.7) 		21.0
(69.8) 		13.3
(55.9) 		11.1
(52.0) 		37.9
(100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −21.4
(−6.5) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		0.9
(33.6) 		13.0
(55.4) 		21.0
(69.8) 		22.6
(72.7) 		19.1
(66.4) 		11.3
(52.3) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−13.6
(7.5) 		−19.6
(−3.3) 		0.2
(32.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −25.4
(−13.7) 		−22.8
(−9.0) 		−18.2
(−0.8) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		6.9
(44.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		16.8
(62.2) 		13.7
(56.7) 		6.5
(43.7) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−17.4
(0.7) 		−23.6
(−10.5) 		−4.8
(23.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −29.4
(−20.9) 		−27.5
(−17.5) 		−24.3
(−11.7) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		0.8
(33.4) 		8.8
(47.8) 		10.9
(51.6) 		8.2
(46.8) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−21.2
(−6.2) 		−27.5
(−17.5) 		−9.9
(14.2)
Record low °C (°F) −52.2
(−62.0) 		−54.4
(−65.9) 		−46.1
(−51.0) 		−37.2
(−35.0) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−15.7
(3.7) 		−31.7
(−25.1) 		−42.8
(−45.0) 		−47.8
(−54.0) 		−54.4
(−65.9)
Record low wind chill −61.7 −60.2 −57.5 −43.8 −25.1 −6.9 −2.2 −9.6 −17.7 −39.9 −52.4 −62.4 −62.4
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.0
(0.71) 		17.2
(0.68) 		11.3
(0.44) 		11.1
(0.44) 		20.5
(0.81) 		35.8
(1.41) 		49.0
(1.93) 		52.5
(2.07) 		33.9
(1.33) 		23.5
(0.93) 		27.2
(1.07) 		21.6
(0.85) 		321.6
(12.66)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.2
(0.01) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.4
(0.02) 		1.3
(0.05) 		11.6
(0.46) 		35.7
(1.41) 		46.4
(1.83) 		49.1
(1.93) 		23.9
(0.94) 		3.3
(0.13) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.0
(0.0) 		171.9
(6.77)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 22.7
(8.9) 		21.7
(8.5) 		15.8
(6.2) 		14.2
(5.6) 		7.5
(3.0) 		0.4
(0.2) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.0) 		6.4
(2.5) 		24.8
(9.8) 		27.5
(10.8) 		24.8
(9.8) 		165.8
(65.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 12.8 11.9 10.9 7.4 8.3 10.7 13.5 14.8 13.4 14.2 15.4 14.1 147.3
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.17 0.04 0.21 0.92 4.8 9.6 12.0 12.1 9.9 2.5 0.22 0.0 52.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 11.8 11.3 10.5 6.7 3.1 0.16 0.0 0.08 3.3 12.4 13.6 12.4 85.3
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) 67.1 62.5 53.0 50.8 45.2 44.2 50.2 56.2 61.5 75.3 75.0 69.6 59.2
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (1991-2020 climate normals) (July Maximum temperature)


Notes

  1. Composite data included from Déline Airport: Climate ID: 22010KA / 2201023; coordinates 65°12′40″N 123°26′11″W / 65.21111°N 123.43639°W / 65.21111; -123.43639 (Déline Airport); elevation: 214.3 m (703 ft)
  2. Composite data from Fort Good Hope Airport: Climate ID: 2201406; coordinates 66°14′26″N 128°39′51″W / 66.24056°N 128.66417°W / 66.24056; -128.66417 (Fort Good Hope Airport); elevation: 81.4 m (267 ft) and Fort Good Hope CS: WMO ID: 71491; coordinates 66°14′32″N 128°38′39″W / 66.24222°N 128.64417°W / 66.24222; -128.64417 (Fort Good Hope CS); elevation: 81.7 m (268 ft)

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