Fort Good Hope

Fort Good Hope
Rádeyı̨lı̨kóé
Fort Hope, Fort Charles
Charter Community
Fort Good Hope is located in Northwest Territories
Fort Good Hope
Fort Good Hope
Fort Good Hope is located in Canada
Fort Good Hope
Fort Good Hope
Coordinates: 66°15′25″N 128°38′16″W / 66.25694°N 128.63778°W / 66.25694; -128.63778
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
RegionSahtu
Settlement areaSahtu
ConstituencySahtu
Charter Community1 April 1995
Government
 • ChiefCollin Pierrot
 • Senior Administrative OfficerIrvin Eng
 • MLADaniel McNeely
Area
 • Land47.25 km2 (18.24 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total507
 • Density10.7/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0E 0H0
Area code867
Telephone exchange598
- Living cost177.5A
- Food price index166.9B
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]

Fort Good Hope (formerly Fort Hope, Fort Charles, also now known as the Charter Community of K'asho Got'ine[pronunciation?]), is a charter community in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on a peninsula between Jackfish Creek and the east bank of the Mackenzie River, about 145 km (90 mi) northwest of Norman Wells.

Its population is about 500, mainly indigenous. The two principal languages are North Slavey and English. Hunting and trapping are two major sources of income.

The Church of Our Lady of Good Hope, a National Historic Site, is located in the community. The church, completed in 1885, was once home to Father Émile Petitot.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "NWT Communities - Fort Good Hope". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  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. ^ a b Fort Good Hope - Statistical Profile