Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories

Fort McPherson
Teetł'it Zheh
The heart of the Gwichʼin
A wooden church in Fort McPherson, NWT
A wooden church in Fort McPherson, NWT
Motto: 
"Take what you need"
Fort McPherson is located in Northwest Territories
Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson is located in Canada
Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson
Coordinates: 67°26′07″N 134°52′57″W / 67.43528°N 134.88250°W / 67.43528; -134.88250[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
RegionInuvik Region
ConstituencyMackenzie Delta
Census divisionRegion 1
Hamlet1 November 1986
Government
 • MayorRichard Nerysoo
 • Senior Administrative OfficerSusan Blake
 • MLAFrederick Blake Jr.
Area
 • Land53.83 km2 (20.78 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total647
 • Density12.0/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0E 0J0
Area code867
Telephone exchange952
- Living cost (2018)162.5A
- Food price index162.8B
Websitewww.fortmcpherson.ca
Sources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[3]
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[4]
Canada Flight Supplement[5]
^A 2018 figure based on Edmonton = 100[6]
^B 2019 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[6]
Official nameFort McPherson National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1969

Fort McPherson (Gwich'in: Teetł'it Zheh [tʰeː.tɬʼɪtʰ ʒɛh], at the head of the waters) is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on the east bank of the Peel River and is 121 km (75 mi) south of Inuvik on the Dempster Highway.

The First Nations people who make up the majority are Gwich'in (Teetł'it Gwich'in) and the two principal languages spoken are Gwichʼin and English.[7] Originally the site of a Hudson's Bay Company post the community was named for Murdoch McPherson.

Most people have vehicles and regularly make trips to either Inuvik, or Whitehorse, Yukon.

  1. ^ "Fort McPherson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "NWT Communities - Fort McPherson". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. ^ "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 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b Fort McPherson - Statistical Profile
  7. ^ Fort McPherson - A Brief History