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Mackenzie Valley
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Country	Canada
Regional capital	Norman Wells
Location
65 ° 16 ′ 52 ″ N 126 ° 49 ′ 52 ″ W
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The mackenzie valley is a region of Northwest Territories to Canada. It is also called heart of the mackenzie.

Understand

The Mackenzie Valley is made up of a vast expanse of wilderness. The small communities that live there preserve the heritage of the Dene.

Cities

• Colville Lake (K'ahbamitue)  – Small isolated village where the ancestral way of life is still practiced. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Deline  – Located at the mouth of the Bear River on the Mackenzie River. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Fort good hope (Radeli Koe)  – Oldest trading post in the southern Mackenzie Valley, includes the Church of Our Lady of Good Hope, a National Heritage Site. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Norman Wells (The Gohline)  – Largest community in the region, industrial and transport center. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Tulita  – Located at the meeting point of the Great Bear River and the Mackenzie River. (last update Feb. 2018)

Other destinations

To go

By plane

Norman Wells is the gateway to the region by plane. It is connected daily to Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta as well as Inuvik and Yellowknife.

North-Wright Airways also offers flights to communities in the region from Inuvik and Norman Wells.

Circulate

By plane

North-Wright Airways offers flights from Norman Wells to other communities in the region.

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

Around

• Western arctic
• Dehcho
• Nordic border
• Nahanni region
• Nunavut
• Yukon