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>display=inline,title}}| subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = CanadaTerritories of Canada>Territory| subdivision_name1 = Northwest TerritoriesList of regions of the Northwest Territories>Region| subdivision_name2 = South Slave Region| subdivision_type3 = Constituency| subdivision_name3 = ThebachaCensus geographic units of Canada>Census divisionRegion 5, Northwest Territories>Region 5| established_title = Town ARCHIVE-DATE=2014-01-13 PUBLISHER=TOWN OF FORT SMITH PAGE=2 ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 12, 2014, | leader_title = Mayor| leader_name = Fred Daniels| leader_title1 = Senior administrative officer| leader_name1 = Cynthia WhiteLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories>MLA| leader_name2 = Frieda Martselos PUBLISHER=STATISTICS CANADA ACCESSDATE=MARCH 11, 2022, Census geographic units of Canada#Population centres>Population Centre|area_blank1_km2 = 2.04| area_total_km2 =| area_land_km2 = 24.6| area_water_km2 =| elevation_m = 205| population_footnotes = | population_total = 2,248| population_as_of = 2021| population_density_km2 = 91.21|population_blank1_title = Population Centre|population_blank1 = 1,749|population_density_blank1_km2 = 855.8Mountain Standard Time>MST| utc_offset = −07:00| timezone_DST = MDT| utc_offset_DST = −06:00Canadian Postal code>Postal code| postal_code = X0E 0P0Area code 867>867| blank_name = Telephone Exchange| blank_info = 872 621 870Geographical Names Board of Canada>GNBC Code| blank1_info = LAILN| blank2_name = Prices| blank3_name = - Living cost (2018)A|A}}| blank4_name = - Food price index (2019)B|B}}Köppen climate classification>ClimateSubarctic climate>DfcNational Topographic System>NTS Map754}}| website = {{official URL}}fort-smith13 January 2014}}Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,HTTP://WWW.PWNHC.CA/CULTURAL-PLACES/GEOGRAPHIC-NAMES/COMMUNITY-NAMES/#4/65.98/-119.97 >TITLE= NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OFFICIAL COMMUNITY NAMES AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PRINCE OF WALES NORTHERN HERITAGE CENTRE >PUBLISHER= EDUCATION, CULTURE AND EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ARCHIVE-URL= HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20160113110003/HTTP://WWW.PWNHC.CA/CULTURAL-PLACES/GEOGRAPHIC-NAMES/COMMUNITY-NAMES/ URL-STATUS= LIVE AEdmonton = 100HTTPS://WWW.STATSNWT.CA/COMMUNITY-DATA/PROFILE-PDF/FORT%20SMITH.PDF PUBLISHER = NWT BUREAU OF STATISTICS URL-STATUS=LIVE B|B}}2019 figure based on Yellowknife = 100}}Fort Smith ( "beside the rapids") is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the Alberta border along the 60th parallel north.

History

{{more citations needed section|date=December 2013}}File:Route of the Expedition from Isle a la Crosse to Fort Providence in 1819 & 20 (1823).jpg|thumb|left|John FranklinJohn FranklinFort Smith was founded around the Slave River. It served a vital link for water transportation between southern Canada and the western Arctic. Early fur traders found a portage route, long established by indigenous peoples, from what is now Fort Fitzgerald on the western bank of the Slave River to Fort Smith. This route allowed its users to bypass the four sets of impassable rapids (Cassette Rapids, Pelican Rapids, Mountain Rapids, and Rapids of the Drowned). The portage trail had been traditionally used for centuries by generations of local Indigenous peoples.The make up of the Indigenous population of the region shifted as the fortunes of the tribes changed. By 1870, the Slavey had moved north and the Cree had occupied the Slave River Valley. The Chipewyan had also begun moving into the area.Peter Pond of the North West Company was the first white trader recorded to have traveled on the Slave River and made contact with Indigenous peoples in this region. In the 1780s he established a post on Lake Athabasca called Fort Chipewyan, at the head of the Slave River.(File:Slave River NT 1900.jpg|thumb|left|Portage on the Slave River circa 1900)(File:Boats landing at the Mountain Portage on the Slave River.jpg|thumb|left|Boats landing at Mountain Portage on the Slave River circa 1900)Dominated by the activities of the Hudson's Bay Company, the fur trade penetrated more deeply into the Mackenzie River district in the 19th century. York boats were used to run the Slave River rapids and, where needed, small portages were established to bypass the most dangerous areas. Nonetheless, serious mishaps were bound to happen. This section of the Slave River became known as 'The Rapids of the Drowned'. In 1872, the Hudson's Bay Company built an outpost called Smith's Landing (Fort Fitzgerald) at the most southern set of the Slave River rapids. In 1874, another outpost was constructed at the most northern set of rapids. It was called Fort Smith. Both posts were named in honour of Donald Alexander Smith, who in August 1897, was elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as The 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal.In 1876, the Roman Catholic Mission was moved from Salt River to Fort Smith while the community was prospering.BOOK, Fort Smith (N.W.T.). Tourism Committee, On the Banks of the Slave : a History of the Community of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories,weblink 1979, Tourism Committee, 2016-05-08, In 1886, the Hudson's Bay Company launched the steam-propelled vessel SS Wrigley to run from Fort Smith to the Mackenzie River. The steamer {{SS|Grahame}} ran the Slave River from Fort McMurray to the head of the rapids at Smith's Landing beginning in 1882.BOOK,weblink Fort Chipewyan and the Shaping of Canadian History, 1788-1920s, Patricia Alice, McCormack, UBC Press, 2010, 75, 80, 128, 141, 199, 286, 9780774816687, The Hudson's Bay Company launched the Grahame at Fort Chipewyan in 1883 for service on the Athabasca, lower Peace, and upper Slave rivers. This ship could carry 140 tons.... It ran from Fort McMurray to Smith's Landing, up the Clearwater River to the Methye Portage, and up the Peace River to the Vermilion Chutes., In 1898, the Yukon Gold Rush brought many gold seekers over the portages and through Fort Smith. In 1908, a new HBC steamer paddlewheeler, SS Mackenzie River, was launched to operate on the Slave and Mackenzie rivers below Fort Smith (see boats of the Mackenzie River watershed).In 1911, government was established in Fort Smith when Ottawa sent an Indian agent and a regional medical doctor, and the Royal Northwest Mounted Police opened a detachment. With these developments, Fort Smith became not only the transportation centre for the western Arctic but the administrative centre as well.The mission sawmill produced lumber for the first hospital, St. Anne's, built in 1914 for the Grey Nuns. The sawmill also supplied the lumber for the first school, built in 1915. The Roman Catholic Mission also operated St. Bruno's Farm, which supplied produce, meat, and dairy products. Until it was closed in the 1920s, the farm supplied all the church's missions in the western Arctic. Its workers maintained a herd of more than 140 cattle.Horse-drawn freight services were complemented by tractors in 1919, when the Alberta & Arctic Transportation Company, a subsidiary of Lamson & Hubbard Trading Company, commissioned two {{convert|75|hp|adj=on}} tractors on the Slave River portage to haul commercial freight from one side of the rapids to the other.With the discovery of oil at Norman Wells in 1920, a federal government administration building was constructed to house the new Northwest Territories branch and the first court of justice in the Mackenzie District. The Union Bank of Canada, making use of a tent, opened the first bank in the Northwest Territories in Fort Smith in June 1921.As Long as this Land Shall Last: A History of Treaty 8 and Treaty 11, 1870-1939Union Bank of Canada, Fort Smith, North West Territories, 1921(File:Northern Trading Co. at Fort Smith - Jones INS-338.jpg|thumb|left|Northern Trading Co. at Fort Smith)(File:Hudson Bay Co's Transport loaded with fur, Fort Smith, Slave River, NT, about 1900.jpg|thumb|HBC transport loaded with fur, Fort Smith circa 1900)In 1920 the Lamson & Hubbard Trading Company launched Distributor to service its trading posts along the Mackenzie River. This group was taken over by the HBC in 1924. By the 1930s, a significant part of the Fort Smith economy was centred around ship and barge building. The HBC and Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL) established shipyards below Fort Smith.Wood Buffalo National Park was established in 1922; its operations and administration headquarters were in Fort Smith.In 1924, Fort Smith received the first of the Northwest Territories and Yukon Radio System installed by the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. In 1928, Fort Smith Airport was built.The discovery of gold in Yellowknife in 1938 was a catalyst for an economic boost to Fort Smith, as many prospectors came passing through and bought supplies at the post. In the same year, an Anglican Mission house was built; a church was built in 1939.In 1942–1943, Fort Smith played a small part in the war effort when huge armies raged across the globe in the Second World War. With a population of 250, Fort Smith hosted 2,000 United States Army soldiers who were en route to the Canol Oil Pipeline Project at Norman Wells and the Canol Road. They brought hundreds of barge loads of supplies; and in order to move these, they built a tractor road from Fort Smith to Hay River and even farther north.The continued gold fever that fuelled Yellowknife's growth also stimulated the five-fold growth of Fort Smith's population in the decade following 1945. Government administrative facilities were increased to keep up with population needs and the village developed as a transportation hub for the Mackenzie District.Fort Smith was incorporated as a village in 1964; two years later, with a population of 2,130, the village became a town on October 1, 1966. The all-weather road to Hay River was officially completed in 1966, permanently linking Fort Smith to the south.The completion of a southern rail link to Hay River in 1964 meant that Fort Smith's role as the transportation hub was largely negated. Shipping operations on the Slave River ceased in 1968.When Yellowknife was designated as the territorial capital in 1967, Fort Smith was kept as the administrative centre of the government of the Northwest Territories' vast region. See history of Northwest Territories capital cities.On Friday August 9, 1968, disaster struck Fort Smith when a landslide some {{cvt|3300|by|990|ft|order=flip}} broke away from the riverbank; it caused property damage and killed one person. The riverbank area has since been sloped to stabilize it. Reshaped as a gentle hillside, it is known as Riverbank Park, and features groomed trails, picnic areas, and a viewing platform to oversee the Rapids of the Drowned.On the Banks of the Slave: A History of the Community of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. Tourism Committee of Fort Smith, Department of Education Northwest Territories, 1979.In 1970, the Adult Vocational Training Centre was opened. Its operations were later expanded and in 1981 it became Thebacha College. A few years later, Arctic College was created by the government of the Northwest Territories. The Thebacha Campus was home to government headquarters offices. In 1995, the college changed its name to Aurora College in order to allow Nunavut the use of the Arctic College name for their tribal college.Today, Fort Smith's economy is based on the federal, territorial, and aboriginal governments, along with education and tourism. In 2008, interest began to develop to re-establish a portage route to supply the Fort McMurray oilsands operations by river.

Geography

The town is approximately {{convert|300|km|abbr=on}} southeast of Yellowknife, the territorial capital. The park headquarters for Wood Buffalo National Park is located in Fort Smith. The headquarters and Thebacha Campus of Aurora College is located in Fort Smith; it is the largest of the three campus locations in the Northwest Territories. Fort Smith is located in the South Slave Region (administrative) and Region 5, Northwest Territories (census division). The town was previously in the Fort Smith Region census division.Fort Smith is accessible all year long via the Fort Smith Highway. A winter road operates for several months to connect Fort Smith to Fort Chipewyan and from there to Fort McMurray. An all-weather road named Pine Lake Road links Fitzgerald.WEB, Map of Wood Buffalo National Park,weblink Parks Canada, Government of Canada, 8 May 2016,

Climate

Fort Smith has a dry continental subarctic climate (Koppen: Dfc) with very long winters combined with warm but relatively short summers.The highest temperature ever recorded in Fort Smith was {{convert|39.9|C}} on June 30, 2021.WEB WEB {edih}{{Weather box| location = Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport) coordinates 60°01′13″N 111°57′43″W; elevation: 205.1 m (673 ft); 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1913−presentEnvironment CanadaFORT SMITH CLIMATE WEBSITE=CANADIAN CLIMATE NORMALS 1991-2020, 4 December 2023, | metric first = Y| single line = Y| width = | Jan maximum humidex = 8.4| Feb maximum humidex = 11.6| Mar maximum humidex = 13.9| Apr maximum humidex = 29.6| May maximum humidex = 32.7| Jun maximum humidex = 40.6| Jul maximum humidex = 41.7| Aug maximum humidex = 38.5| Sep maximum humidex = 31.3| Oct maximum humidex = 25.9| Nov maximum humidex = 12.1| Dec maximum humidex = 8.9| Jan record high C = 8.7| Feb record high C = 12.2| Mar record high C = 15.0| Apr record high C = 30.0| May record high C = 31.8| Jun record high C = 39.9| Jul record high C = 39.4| Aug record high C = 35.3| Sep record high C = 31.7| Oct record high C = 26.7| Nov record high C = 13.3| Dec record high C = 9.4| Jan high C = -17.4| Feb high C = -13.2| Mar high C = -5.1| Apr high C = 5.6| May high C = 14.8| Jun high C = 21.6| Jul high C = 23.6| Aug high C = 21.2| Sep high C = 14.2| Oct high C = 4.3| Nov high C = -7.0| Dec high C = -14.5| Jan mean C = -21.9| Feb mean C = -18.8| Mar mean C = -11.9| Apr mean C = -0.7| May mean C = 8.2| Jun mean C = 15.0| Jul mean C = 17.4| Aug mean C = 15.1| Sep mean C = 8.9| Oct mean C = 0.5| Nov mean C = -10.6| Dec mean C = -18.6| Jan low C = -26.2| Feb low C = -24.3| Mar low C = -18.6| Apr low C = -7.1| May low C = 1.6| Jun low C = 8.4| Jul low C = 11.1| Aug low C = 9.0| Sep low C = 3.5| Oct low C = -3.3| Nov low C = -14.1| Dec low C = -22.6| Jan record low C = -53.3| Feb record low C = -55.0| Mar record low C = -48.3| Apr record low C = -40.6| May record low C = -23.0| Jun record low C = -7.2| Jul record low C = -4.4| Aug record low C = -6.1| Sep record low C = -15.0| Oct record low C = -31.1| Nov record low C = -42.8| Dec record low C = -57.2| Jan chill = -60.4| Feb chill = -58.4| Mar chill = -55.7| Apr chill = -50.4| May chill = -26.2| Jun chill = -8.0| Jul chill = 0.0| Aug chill = -4.7| Sep chill = -17.8| Oct chill = -35.3| Nov chill = -48.8| Dec chill = -59.6| precipitation colour = green| Jan precipitation mm = 17.6| Feb precipitation mm = 12.7| Mar precipitation mm = 14.6| Apr precipitation mm = 13.7| May precipitation mm = 27.2| Jun precipitation mm = 47.0| Jul precipitation mm = 58.5| Aug precipitation mm = 57.4| Sep precipitation mm = 42.9| Oct precipitation mm = 30.1| Nov precipitation mm = 21.9| Dec precipitation mm = 16.5| rain colour = green| Jan rain mm = | Feb rain mm = | Mar rain mm = | Apr rain mm = | May rain mm = | Jun rain mm = | Jul rain mm = | Aug rain mm = | Sep rain mm = | Oct rain mm = | Nov rain mm = | Dec rain mm = | snow colour = green| Jan snow cm = | Feb snow cm = | Mar snow cm = | Apr snow cm = | May snow cm = | Jun snow cm = | Jul snow cm = | Aug snow cm = | Sep snow cm = | Oct snow cm = | Nov snow cm = | Dec snow cm = | unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm| Jan precipitation days = 13.3| Feb precipitation days = 10.4| Mar precipitation days = 10.0| Apr precipitation days = 7.5| May precipitation days = 9.2| Jun precipitation days = 10.7| Jul precipitation days = 12.2| Aug precipitation days = 13.5| Sep precipitation days = 12.6| Oct precipitation days = 14.6| Nov precipitation days = 13.7| Dec precipitation days = 13.0| unit rain days = 0.2 mm| Jan rain days = | Feb rain days = | Mar rain days = | Apr rain days = | May rain days = | Jun rain days = | Jul rain days = | Aug rain days = | Sep rain days = | Oct rain days = | Nov rain days = | Dec rain days = | unit snow days = 0.2 cm| Jan snow days = | Feb snow days = | Mar snow days = | Apr snow days = | May snow days = | Jun snow days = | Jul snow days = | Aug snow days = | Sep snow days = | Oct snow days = | Nov snow days = | Dec snow days = }}{{Fort Smith, Northwest Territories weatherbox}}

Demographics

{{Historical populations| title = Federal census population history of Fort Smith| type = Canada| align = left| width =| state =| shading =| percentages =53144211641681212023642288229824601991 Canadian census>1991|24801996 Canadian census>1996|24412001 Canadian census>2001|21852006 Canadian census>2006|23642011 Canadian census>2011|24962016 Canadian census>2016|25422021 Canadian census>2021|2248| footnote = Statistics CanadaHTTPS://PUBLICATIONS.GC.CA/COLLECTIONS/COLLECTION_2017/STATCAN/CS98-1951M-7.PDF PUBLISHER=STATISTICS CANADA > VOLUME=SP-7 (POPULATION: UNINCORPORATED VILLAGES AND HAMLETS) ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 2, 2022, HTTPS://PUBLICATIONS.GC.CA/COLLECTIONS/COLLECTION_2017/STATCAN/CS92-539-1961.PDF > TITLE=1961 CENSUS OF CANADA VOLUME=I: POPULATION STATISTICS CANADA>DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS CHAPTER=TABLE 6: POPULATION BY CENSUS SUBDIVISIONS, 1901–1961 ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 1, 2022, HTTPS://PUBLICATIONS.GC.CA/COLLECTIONS/COLLECTION_2017/STATCAN/CS92-702-1971.PDF > TITLE=1971 CENSUS OF CANADA VOLUME=CENSUS SUBDIVISIONS (HISTORICAL) STATISTICS CANADA > LOCATION=OTTAWA DATE=JULY 1973 PUBLISHER=STATISTICS CANADA ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 1, 2022, HTTPS://PUBLICATIONS.GC.CA/COLLECTIONS/COLLECTION_2017/STATCAN/CS94-905-1981.PDF > TITLE=1981 CENSUS OF CANADA: CENSUS SUBDIVISIONS IN DECREASING POPULATION ORDER STATISTICS CANADA > DATE=MAY 1992 PUBLISHER=STATISTICS CANADA ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 1, 2022, HTTPS://PUBLICATIONS.GC.CA/COLLECTIONS/COLLECTION_2013/STATCAN/RH-HC/CS93-304-1992.PDF > TITLE=91 CENSUS: CENSUS DIVISIONS AND CENSUS SUBDIVISIONS - POPULATION AND DWELLING COUNTS STATISTICS CANADA > DATE=APRIL 1992 PUBLISHER=STATISTICS CANADA ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 1, 2022, HTTPS://WWW12.STATCAN.GC.CA/ENGLISH/CENSUS01/PRODUCTS/STANDARD/POPDWELL/TABLE-CSD-P.CFM?T=1&SR=1&S=1&O=A&PR=61 > TITLE=POPULATION AND DWELLING COUNTS, FOR CANADA, PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES, AND CENSUS SUBDIVISIONS (MUNICIPALITIES), 2001 AND 1996 CENSUSES - 100% DATA (NORTHWEST TERRITORIES) STATISTICS CANADA > DATE=AUGUST 15, 2012 PUBLISHER=STATISTICS CANADA ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 1, 2022, HTTPS://WWW12.STATCAN.GC.CA/CENSUS-RECENSEMENT/NEWS-NOUVELLES/CORR/CGEN004-ENG.CFM > TITLE=CORRECTIONS AND UPDATES: POPULATION AND DWELLING COUNT AMENDMENTS, 2011 CENSUS STATISTICS CANADA > DATE=MARCH 4, 2014 PUBLISHER=STATISTICS CANADA ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 1, 2022, }}In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fort Smith had a population of {{val|2248|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|881|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|1009|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2248-2542}}|2542|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|2542|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|91.21|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2248|91.21|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.WEB,weblink Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories, Statistics Canada, February 9, 2022, February 18, 2022, {{Historical populations|align=none|cols=2|title=Annual population estimates256025482428245224302328236924382487244424612506246324982473257525732580255525162581256226902639|footnote= Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2008 - 2019), NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT}}{{clear}}

Ethnicity

According to the 2016 census, the majority of people in Fort Smith (1,645) were Indigenous of which 920 were First Nations, 585 were Métis and 135 Inuit.{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"Panethnicity>Panethnic groups in the Town of Fort Smith (2001−2021)! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group! colspan="2" |2021WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2022-10-26, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population,weblink 2024-05-04, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan="2" |2016WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2021-10-27, Census Profile, 2016 Census,weblink 2024-05-04, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan="2" |2011WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2015-11-27, NHS Profile,weblink 2024-05-04, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan="2" |2006WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2019-08-20, 2006 Community Profiles,weblink 2024-05-04, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan="2" |2001WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2019-07-02, 2001 Community Profiles,weblink 2024-05-04, www12.statcan.gc.ca, !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}Indigenous peoples in Canada>Indigenous| 1,395 1395 2 }}| 1,650 1650 2 }}| 1,325 1325 2 }}| 1,460 1460 2 }}| 1,300 1300 2 }}European Canadians>European{{efnname=euro}}| 710 710 2 }}| 785 785 2 }}| 645 645 2 }}| 780 780 2 }}| 810 810 2 }}South Asian Canadians>South Asian| 30 30 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}| 15 15 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}Southeast Asia>Southeast Asian{{efnname=SoutheastAsian}}| 25 25 2 }}| 20 20 2 }}| 20 20 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}African-Canadian>African| 25 25 2 }}| 20 20 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}East Asian Canadians>East Asian{{efnname=EastAsian}}| 20 20 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}| 20 20 2 }}| 35 35 2 }}Middle Eastern Canadians>Middle Eastern{{efnname=MiddleEastern}}| 0 0 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}| 0 0 2 }}| 20 20 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}Latin American Canadians>Latin American| 0 0 2 }}| 10 10 2 }}| 0 0 2 }}| 0 0 2 }}| 0 0 2 }}Multiracial people>multiracial{{efnn.i.e.name=Other}}| 0 0 2 }}| 0 0 2 }}| 0 0 2 }}| 0 0 2 }}| 0 0 2 }}! Total responses! 2,210! {{Percentage | 2210 | 2248 | 2 }}! 2,500! {{Percentage | 2500 | 2542 | 2 }}! 2,015! {{Percentage | 2015 | 2496 | 2 }}! 2,310! {{Percentage | 2310 | 2364 | 2 }}! 2,160! {{Percentage | 2160 | 2185 | 2 }} class="sortbottom"! Total population! 2,248! {{Percentage | 2248 | 2248 | 2 }}! 2,542! {{Percentage | 2542 | 2542 | 2 }}! 2,496! {{Percentage | 2496 | 2496 | 2 }}! 2,364! {{Percentage | 2364 | 2364 | 2 }}! 2,185! {{Percentage | 2185 | 2185 | 2 }} class="sortbottom" {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}

Language

The main languages are English, Chipewyan (Dene), Cree, Dogrib (Tłı̨chǫ), Slavey-Hare, Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) and Inuktitut.URLHTTPS://WWW.ELECTIONS.CA/CONTENT.ASPX?SECTIONRES&DIRREP/OFF/44GEDATA&DOCUMENTBYPRO&LANGE, titleOfficial Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Fort Smith), publisherElections Canada, access-dateMay 3, 2023, ">

Government {|class"wikitable" style"float:right; width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;"URLHTTPS://WWW.ELECTIONS.CA/CONTENT.ASPX?SECTIONRES&DIRREP/OFF/44GEDATA&DOCUMENTBYPRO&LANGE, titleOfficial Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Fort Smith), publisherElections Canada, access-dateMay 3, 2023,

! colspan="2" scope="col" | Year! colspan="2" scope="col" | Liberal! colspan="2" scope="col" | Conservative! colspan="2" scope="col" | New Democratic! colspan="2" scope="col" | Green2021CAbackground}} | 31% 183CAbackground}} | 11% 68CAbackground}} | 43% 258CAbackground}} | 4% 24! 2019CAbackground}} | 36% 264CAbackground}} | 19% 139CAbackground}} | 40% 293CAbackground}} | 5% 37Local government consists of the Town of Fort Smith Council with 9 members (7 councillors, deputy mayor and mayor). The mayor works part-time and council is elected every three years.WEB,weblink Mayor and Council, Fortsmith.ca, 2016-05-08, As of 2021 the current mayor of Fort Smith is Fred Daniels.Fort Smith is represented by the Salt River First Nation #195WEB,weblink Salt River First Nation, Srfn195.com, 2016-05-08,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160524160820weblink">weblink May 24, 2016, dead, and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140713053618weblink">weblink dead, 2014-07-13, First Nation Profiles Akaitcho Territory Government, 2016-05-08, WEB,weblink Akaitcho Territory Government, Daair.gov.nt.ca, 2008-09-05, 2016-05-08,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304053520weblink">weblink March 4, 2016, dead, As of June 2012, the Salt River First Nation had given the Akaitcho Territory Government the mandatory six months notice that they would be separating from the organization.WEB,weblink Salt River parting from Akaitcho First Nation, Cbc.ca, 2012-06-30, 2016-05-08, The Fort Smith Métis Council is the local representation for members of the Northwest Territory Métis Nation. In 1996, a framework agreement was signed with the government of the Northwest Territories and the government of Canada to commence negotiations on land, resources and self-government.WEB,weblink Northwest Territory Métis Nation, Nwtmetisnation.ca, 2016-05-08,

Attractions

(File:Fort Smith Nashornpelikane 1 98-07-01.jpg|thumb|Pelicans on the Rapids of the Drowned)Fort Smith is the home of the Northern Life Museum and the museum ship Radium King. Wood Buffalo National Park can also be accessed from Fort Smith.WEB, Town of Fort Smith (attractions),weblink 2016-05-08, Every year the South Slave Friendship Festival, a music and arts festival, occurs in Fort Smith, usually in August. Musicians and artists from across the Northwest Territories and many other faraway places come to interact with other artists and show off their talents to the public.Many tourists come to see the world-class Slave River and many kayakers try its rapids.Fort Smith Mission Park is a popular tourist attraction featuring historic buildings and a grotto from the Oblate Catholic Mission.In the summer months, pelicans can be seen nesting on the various rapids near Fort Smith. Whooping cranes, an endangered species, also nest in the area during the summer and can be viewed via air charters as ground access is prohibited.

Education

There are a number of educational facilities in Fort Smith including Joseph Burr Tyrrell Elementary School, Paul William Kaeser High School and the Thebacha Campus of Aurora College.WEB, Aurora College,weblink 2014-02-14, Additionally, the main office of the South Slave Divisional Education Council is located in the town.WEB, South Slave Divisional Education Council,weblink 2014-02-14,

Notable residents

Fort Smith is the birthplace of Mark Carney, former governor of both the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada.WEB,weblink UK Treasury Press Release, Hm-treasury.gov.uk, 2012-11-26, 2016-05-08,

See also

• List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories
• Fort Smith (District) Heliport

Notes

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References

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External links

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