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Wekweètì

FieldValue
nameWekweètì
settlement_typeFirst Nation
image_skylineWekweeti.jpg
pushpin_mapCanada Northwest Territories#Canada
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Territory
subdivision_name1Northwest Territories
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2North Slave
subdivision_name3Monfwi
subdivision_type3Constituency
subdivision_type4Census division
leader_titleChief
leader_nameCharlie Football
leader_title1Community Officer
leader_name1Memory Murefu
leader_title2MLA
leader_name2Jane Weyallon Armstrong
established_titlePermanent community
established_date1962
established_title1Incorporated
established_date14 August 2005
area_footnotes
area_land_km214.70
elevation_m368
coordinates
population_as_of2016
population_footnotes
population_total129
population_density_km28.8
timezoneMST
utc_offset−07:00
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−06:00
postal_code_typeCanadian Postal code
postal_codeX0E 1W0
area_code867
blank_nameTelephone exchange
blank_info713
blank2_namePrices
blank3_name- Food price index
blank3_info144.8
footnotesSources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,
Canada Flight Supplement
2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100

Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 Wekweètì (; from the Dogrib language meaning "rock lakes"), officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Wekweètì is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Wekweètì is a Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib Dene) aboriginal community and is located 195 km north of Yellowknife. It has no year-round road access but does have a winter ice road connection; the majority of transportation to and from the community is through the Wekweètì Airport. Wekweètì is the closest community to the Ekati Diamond Mine on the border with Nunavut. Wekweètì is part of the Tlicho Government.

History

The area is within the traditional territory of the Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) First Nation and was a popular hunting camp prior to permanent settlement. In the 1960s, Dene elders around Behchokǫ̀ decided to return to the land and establish traditional camps in the bush. Wekweètì was established during this time, although in more recent years it too has become a modern community with essential services of its own. The community was formerly known as Snare Lake until 1 November 1998; prior to 4 August 2005 the community name used the spelling Wekweti.

Before 2005, the community was unincorporated, and local governance was provided by a First Nations band government, Dechi Laot'i First Nations. Under the terms of the Tłı̨chǫ Agreement, most responsibilities of Dechi Laot'i have been transferred to a new Wekweètì Community Government. However, Dechi Laot'i is still recognized by the federal government for Indian Act enrollment.

Demographics

|1981|69 |1986|119 |1991|127 |1996|135 |2001|131 |2006|137 |2011|141 |2016|129 |2021|109

|1996|146 |1997|135 |1998|138 |1999|138 |2000|142 |2001|138 |2002|142 |2003|151 |2004|139 |2005|140 |2006|142 |2007|142 |2008|143 |2009|145 |2010|145 |2011|145 |2012|142 |2013|143 |2014|142 |2015|146 |2016|142 |2017|136

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wekweètì had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 14.71 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

The majority of the population are First Nations and languages are Dogrib and English.

Services

Alexis Arrowmaker School is Wekweètì's Elementary/Junior School and was rebuilt in 1994. The school is named after Alexis Arrowmaker, one of the signers of Treaty 11. The community has a store, Hozila Naedik'e General Store, a ten-bed hotel/lodge, Wekweeti Hotel/Snare Lake Lodge, a health centre, a community learning centre but no Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment.

Climate

Wekweeti has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with mild to warm summers with cool nights and long, severely cold winters.

{{climate chartWekweètì-25-250-25-250-25-190-16-50-2110819092307190380-11-70-19-180-24-220float=leftclear=lefturl= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.phptitle= NASA Earth Observations Data Set Indexaccess-date= 30 January 2016publisher= NASAarchive-date= 11 May 2020archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200511075542/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.phpurl-status= dead}} Note: rainfall is not entered

References

References

  1. {{MACANT. wekweeti. Wekweeti. 2014-01-29
  2. "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories.
  3. {{CFS
  4. [https://www.statsnwt.ca/community-data/Profile-PDF/Wekweeti.pdf Wekweètì - Statistical Profile] at the GNWT
  5. (2003). "Tłı̨chǫ Agreement". Queen's Printer for Canada.
  6. [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/resources/Differences_in_Comm_Govt_Structure.pdf Differences in Community Government Structures]
  7. [http://www.tlicho.ca/community/wekweeti Wekweètì] at the Tlicho Government website
  8. (May 1992). "1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order". [[Statistics Canada]].
  9. (September 1987). "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions". [[Statistics Canada]].
  10. (April 1992). "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts". [[Statistics Canada]].
  11. (April 1997). "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts". [[Statistics Canada]].
  12. (August 15, 2012). "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Northwest Territories)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  13. (August 20, 2021). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Northwest Territories)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  14. (July 25, 2021). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Northwest Territories)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  15. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Northwest Territories)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  16. [https://www.statsnwt.ca/population/population-estimates/commtotals_2001-2017.xlsx Population Estimates By Community] from the GNWT
  17. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories". [[Statistics Canada]].
  18. [http://www.tlicho.ca/news/alexis-arrowmaker-school Alexis Arrowmaker School]
  19. [http://www.tlicho.ca/content/hozila-naedike-general-store Hozila Naedik'e General Store]
  20. [http://www.tlicho.ca/content/wekweeti-hotel-snare-lake-lodge Wekweeti Hotel/Snare Lake Lodge]
  21. [http://www.statsnwt.ca/community-data/Infrastructure%20PDF/Wekweeti_In.pdf Wekweètì Infrastructure Profile]
  22. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA.
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