Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories
Fort McPherson
Teetł'it Zheh (Gwichʼin) The heart of the Gwichʼin | |
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A wooden church in Fort McPherson, NWT | |
| Motto: "Take what you need" | |
Fort McPherson Fort McPherson | |
| Coordinates: 67°26′07″N 134°52′57″W / 67.43528°N 134.88250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Inuvik Region |
| Electoral district | Mackenzie Delta |
| Census division | Region 1 |
| Hamlet | 1 November 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Nerysoo |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Susan Blake |
| • MLA | Frederick Blake Jr. |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 53.83 km2 (20.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 647 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 952 |
| - Living cost (2018) | 162.5A |
| - Food price index | 162.8B |
| Website | www.fortmcpherson.ca |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2018 figure based on Edmonton = 100 ^B 2019 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 | |
| Official name | Fort McPherson National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1969 |
Fort McPherson (Gwichʼin: Teetłʼit Zheh [tʰeː.tɬʼɪtʰ ʒɛh], "at the head of the waters") is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on the east bank of the Peel River and is 121 km (75 mi) south of Inuvik on the Dempster Highway.
The First Nations people who make up the majority are Gwichʼin (Teetłʼit Gwichʼin) and the two principal languages spoken are Gwichʼin and English. Originally the site of a Hudson's Bay Company post the community was named for Murdoch McPherson.
Most people have vehicles and regularly make trips to either Inuvik, or Whitehorse, Yukon.