Nahanni Butte
# Nahanni Butte

Nahanni Butte (/nəˈhæni/ nə-HAN-ee; Slavey language: Tthenáágó "strong rock") is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located at the confluence of the Liard and South Nahanni Rivers in the southwestern part of the NWT.

Although it was not normally accessible by road, a winter road was constructed yearly until an all-season road was completed in October 2010 as far as the Liard River. Access from there is by river taxi in summer and ice road in winter; there are no plans for a vehicle ferry.

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| - | - | - |
| 1996 | 75 | — |
| 1997 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 82 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 105 | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 107 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 111 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 115 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 110 | −4.3% |
| 2004 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 115 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 118 | +2.6% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2007 | 116 | −1.7% |
| 2008 | 113 | −2.6% |
| 2009 | 110 | −2.7% |
| 2010 | 109 | −0.9% |
| 2011 | 103 | −5.5% |
| 2012 | 98 | −4.9% |
| 2013 | 97 | −1.0% |
| 2014 | 94 | −3.1% |
| 2015 | 92 | −2.1% |
| 2016 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 97 | +4.3% |

Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017) :

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Nahanni Butte had a population of 81 living in 33 of its 39 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 87. With a land area of 79.42 $km^2$ (30.66 sq mi), it had a population density of $1.0/km^2$ (2.6/sq mi) in 2021.

In 2016, there were 80 First Nations people and 40 people speak a Slavey language.

## First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.

