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Dettah/Ndilo
Pop. 500
These two communities,
located on opposite sides of Yellowknife Bay, are the headquarters
of the Yellowknives Dene. Both communities are accessible by road.
In winter, a wide ice
road on Yellowknife Bay shortens the driving distance to Dettah,
and in summer many families commute by boat.
Some residents follow a traditional Dene lifestyle, fishing and hunting nearby, while others work in Yellowknife and at the diamond mines to the north. Each community has a school, other services are provided from Yellowknife.
Photo by Tessa Macintosh.
