Fort Resolution

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Fort Resolution is a small, predominantly Indigenous community in Canada's Northwest Territories, known as one of the oldest settlements in the region and a historic trading post on the shores of Great Slave Lake.

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instanceOf community
hamlet
settlement
accessRoute Highway 6 (Fort Resolution Highway) NERFINISHED
climate subarctic climate
country Canada
culturalFeature strong Dene and Métis cultural traditions
economicActivity fishing
government services
tourism
trapping
educationFacility local community school
elevation approximately 160 metres above sea level
governingBody Hamlet of Fort Resolution Council NERFINISHED
hasAirport Fort Resolution Airport NERFINISHED
hasAreaCode 867
hasLatitude approximately 61.18°N
hasLongitude approximately 113.67°W
hasPostalCodePrefix X0E
hasSettlementType hamlet in the Northwest Territories
healthcareFacility community health centre
historicalRole Hudson’s Bay Company post NERFINISHED
fur trading post
historicalSignificance early contact point between Indigenous peoples and European traders
longstanding Hudson’s Bay Company presence
indigenousPeoples Dene NERFINISHED
Métis NERFINISHED
isOneOf oldest settlements in the Northwest Territories
locatedIn Northwest Territories NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory South Slave Region NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedOn Great Slave Lake NERFINISHED
locatedOnWaterBody Slave River delta region NERFINISHED
nearbyWaterBody Little Buffalo River NERFINISHED
partOf South Slave administrative region of Northwest Territories NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic predominantly Indigenous
primaryLanguages Chipewyan (Dene Suline) NERFINISHED
English NERFINISHED
Slavey
recreation boating on Great Slave Lake
hunting
ice fishing
regionalCentreFor surrounding Indigenous communities on Great Slave Lake
regionType South Slave Region community NERFINISHED
transportInfrastructure all-weather road connection to territorial highway network
gravel airstrip

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Great Slave Lake cityOnShore Fort Resolution