The
Sahtú or
North Slavey (historically called
Hare or
Hareskin Indians) are a
Dene First Nations people of the
Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group living in the vicinity of
Great Bear Lake (
Sahtú, the source of their name),
Northwest Territories,
Canada. The Sahtú peoples live in
Colville Lake,
Deline,
Fort Good Hope,
Norman Wells and
Tulita which form the
Sahtu Region of the NWT. The Dene of the region are represented by the
Sahtu Dene Council who, in 1993, signed the
Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. Sahtú groups include the
Hare Dene (K'ahsho Got'ine District, today: Colville Lake and Fort Good Hope),
Bear Lake Dene (Déline District), and
Mountain Dene (Tulit'a District). They call themselves also
Ɂehdzo Got’ı̨ne (Trap People).