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Fort Good Hope
Fort Good Hope, now recognized as the Charter Community of K'asho Got'ine, resides within the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Positioned on a peninsula between Jackfish Creek and the eastern bank of the Mackenzie River, it lies approximately 145 km (90 mi) northwest of Norman Wells. With a population of around 500, predominantly indigenous, the community thrives on two primary languages: North Slavey and English. Hunting and trapping serve as significant sources of livelihood for its residents. A prominent site within the community is the Church of Our Lady of Good Hope, designated a National Historic Site. This church, completed in 1885, once belonged to Father Émile Petitot. Historically, the settlement began as a fur trading outpost of the North West Company around 1804 (or 1805), recognized under varying names such as Fort Good Hope, Fort Hope, and Fort Charles (distinct from the HBC fort established in 1686). The outpost underwent multiple relocations; from 1804 until before 1823, it shifted between Arctic Red River and Peel River, then moved to the western banks of the Mackenzie near Thunder River around 1823, and further relocated to Manitou Island in 1826. Flooding incidents compelled the HBC to relocate their outpost twice on the eastern banks in 1836. The fur outpost operations ceased in 1918, transitioning into an HBC retail operation, now identified as Northern Stores.
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