Jean Marie River
Jean Marie River
Tthets’ek’ehdeli | |
|---|---|
First Nation - Designated Authority (Tthets'éhk'edélî First Nation) | |
Jean Marie River | |
| Coordinates: 61°31′30″N 120°37′40″W / 61.52500°N 120.62778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Dehcho Region |
| Electoral district | Nahendeh |
| Census division | Region 4 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Melanie Norwegian-Menacho |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Tammy Neal |
| • MLA | Shane Thompson |
| Area | |
| • Land | 37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 63 |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 809 |
| - Living cost | 142.5B |
| Website | www.jmrfn.com |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A Postal code shared with Fort Simpson ^B 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100 | |
Jean Marie River (Slavey language: Tthets’ek’ehdeli "water flowing over clay") is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on the Jean Marie River where it joins the Mackenzie River. The community has a small airport, Jean Marie River Airport, and is accessible by charter aircraft throughout the year and by the all-season JMR Access Road 27 km (17 mi) from the Mackenzie Highway.