Délı̨nę means "where the waters flow", a reference to the headwaters of the Great Bear River, Sahtúdé. It is the only current settlement on the shores of Great Bear Lake, as Fort Confidence was last used in the 1800s and Port Radium closed in 1982.

Here you will find information for residents, members, potential visitors, and others who want to learn more about us. The Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government (DGG) is the first combined Indigenous and public government in Canada.

Cast a line into Great Bear Lake and you could find yourself the new world record holder for the largest Lake Trout ever caught on a rod and reel. The official record is a 72-pound beast pulled from this very lake in 1991.

For this reason, Deline is considered one of the birthplaces of ice hockey. In 1993, Deline reclaimed its traditional name which translates to “Where the Waters Flow,” in reference to the headwaters of Great Bear River. Here’s how to experience the wonder of …

Today, the Sahtúot’ı̨nę live in Colville Lake, Délı̨nę, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells and Tulı́t’a which form the Sahtú Region of the NWT. Although there are close interrelationships among these communities, they are culturally, linguistically and spiritually distinct.

Délįne is the Sahtu’s spiritual epicentre, nestled on Great Bear Lake. You could spend weeks on end touring these two communities, but if you’ve just got three days, here’s how to make the most of it: Launch your Sahtu adventure at the Norman Wells Historical Society’s museum, where the region’s rich past and wild present are vividly displayed.

The community of Délı̨nę is situated on Great Bear Lake at 65°10'N and 123°25'W, 544 km northwest of Yellowknife. Délı̨nę became a Charter Community April 1, 1993, and officially changed its name from Fort Franklin on June 1, 1993. The population was 616 in 1996, a 11.8% increase over 1991.

Sep 1, 2016 · Deline is a small Dene community (population 550) situated along the shore of Great Bear Lake in the Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories. Over the coming days, there will be no shortage of news coverage on the Deline Self-government Agreement and the Deline Gotine Government.

Now close to achieving self-government, the Déline First Nation has taken a deliberate and systematic approach to understanding and planning for the impacts of climate change, especially with respect to impacts on health and well-being.

Déline Fishery / Franklin's Fort National Historic Site of Canada is situated on the western shore of Great Bear Lake in the Mackenzie River drainage basin 550 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife in the North West Territories.