South Slave Region

South Slave Region
Lady Evelyn Falls, Kakisa
Lady Evelyn Falls, Kakisa
Location within the Northwest Territories
Location within the Northwest Territories
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
Federal ridingNorthwest Territories
Territorial ridingsDeh Cho
Hay River North
Hay River South
Thebacha
Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
Regional offices[1]Fort Smith
Hay River (sub-office)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total7,764
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (DST)

The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the region consists of seven communities with the regional office situated in Fort Smith and a sub-office in Hay River.[1][3][4] With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominantly First Nations.

  1. ^ a b South Slave Region
  2. ^ Government of the Northwest Territories. "About Municipal and Community Affairs". Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  3. ^ Communities - South Slave
  4. ^ Some government departments, such as the Bureau of Statistics, exclude Fort Providence, Hay River Dene 1 and Kakisa and put them in the Deh Cho Region. However, Municipal and Community Affairs indicates they are part of the South Slave Region