Kakisa

Kakisa (Slavey language: K’agee; between the willows) is a "Designated Authority"[6] in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on Kakisa Lake, and is southeast of Fort Providence. Originally located at Tathlina Lake, the community moved, in 1962, to the present location in order to be closer to the Mackenzie Highway and is linked by a 13 km (8.1 mi) all-weather road.[7]

Kakisa K'ágee
First Nation - Designated Authority (Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation)
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Coordinates: 60°56′24″N 117°24′51″W
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Region	South Slave Region
Constituency	Deh Cho
Census division	Region 4
Settled	1962
Government
• Chief	Lloyd Chicot
• Council Manager	Ruby Landry
• MLA	Ronald Bonnetrouge
Area [1]
• Land	94.80 km^2 (36.60 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	36
• Density	0.4/km^2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code	X0E 1G4^A
Area code(s)	867
Telephone exchange	825
- Living cost	137.5^B
Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3] Canada Flight Supplement[4] ^A Postal code shared with Hay River ^B 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 2001 49 —     2002 49 +0.0% 2003 39 −20.4% 2004 57 +46.2% 2005 53 −7.0% 2006 54 +1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2007 55 +1.9% 2008 55 +0.0% 2009 56 +1.8% 2010 57 +1.8% 2011 56 −1.8% 2012 54 −3.6%
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001–2012)[8]

Population is 36 according to the 2016 Census a decrease of 20.0% from the 2006 Census.[1] The majority of the community reported First Nations status. The main languages in the community are South Slavey and English. In 2012 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 54 and that 78.6% spoke an aboriginal language.[8]

Services

Royal Canadian Mounted Police services are provided through Fort Providence and no health services are available. There is a single grocery store, the "River Front Convenience Store-Motel" which serves visitors to the nearby Lady Evelyn Falls. Education, up to Grade 9, is provided by Kakisa Lake School.[9][10]

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[11][12]

References

1. Census Profile, 2016 Census Kakisa, Settlement (Census subdivision), Northwest Territories and Northwest Territories (Territory)
2. "NWT Communities - Kakisa". 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 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
5. Kakisa - Statistical Profile
6. Differences in Community Government Structure
7. Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics
8. "Kakisa – Statistical Profile (2001–2012)" (PDF). NWT Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02.
9. Kakisa Infrastructure Profile
10. Northwestel
11. Dehcho First Nations Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
12. Kakisa Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine