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Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtchic, meaning 'mouth of the iron river,' officially recognized as the Charter Community of Tsiigehtchic, is a Gwich'in settlement positioned at the junction of the Mackenzie and Arctic Red Rivers in Canada's Northwest Territories within the Inuvik Region. Previously known as Arctic Red River, it underwent a name change on April 1, 1994. The Gwichya Gwich'in First Nation calls Tsiigehtchic home. According to the 2021 Census by Statistics Canada, Tsiigehtchic recorded a population of 138 individuals residing in 59 out of 73 total private dwellings, signifying a -19.8% change from the 2016 population of 172. Spanning 47.89 square kilometers (18.49 square miles), the community exhibited a population density of 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) in 2021. In 2016, the community reported 130 individuals identifying as First Nations and 10 as Inuit, although only 5 people listed an Indigenous language (Gwich’in) as their mother tongue. The Dempster Highway, NWT Highway 8, traverses the Mackenzie River at Tsiigehtchic. During winter, vehicular traffic crosses over the ice, while the rest of the year relies on the MV Louis Cardinal ferry for transportation. The ferry operates at Tsiigehtchic, connecting the eastern bank of the Arctic Red River and the southwestern and northeastern banks of the Mackenzie River, linking the two segments of the Dempster Highway. Notably, this community lacks a permanent airport, unlike most others in the NWT. In early September 2007, near Tsiigehtchic, local resident Shane Van Loon discovered a steppe bison carcass, dating back to approximately 13,650 cal BP (Before Present) through radiocarbon dating. This discovery represents one of the earliest known Pleistocene mummified soft tissue remains from the glaciated regions of northern Canada.
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