Colville Lake

Community Name: Colville Lake
Traditional/Former Name:  kiAHBA Mi Tuwe (ptarmigan net)
Land Claim Area: Sahtu
Electoral District: Sahtu
Member of the Legislative Assembly: Norman Yakeleya
Member of Parliament: Dennis Bevington
Senator: Nick G. Sibbeston
Community Leader: Chief Richard Kochon 
                              Behdzi Ahda First Nation
                              Box 53
                              Colville Lake, NT  X0E 0V0
                              Phone:  867-709-2200

Location: Colville Lake is located at 67'02'N latitude and 126'07'W longitude. The community is 745 air km northwest of Yellowknife.

Population: 147 (NWT Bureau of Statistics)

Languages:  North Slavey, English

Access: The community is accessible by air from Norman Wells year round.

History:  Colville Lake is probably one of the most traditional communities you will find in the Northwest Territories. Located within the traditional homeland of the North Slavey Dene, organization of the community did not begin until 1962 when the Roman Catholic Mission was created. The community's economy is based on game hunting, fishing and trapping with tourism playing a secondary role.