Whatì Wha Tì Tsõtì Mïne Kö Golàa | |
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First Nation | |
Coordinates: 63°08′40″N117°16′22″W / 63.14444°N 117.27278°W | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Northwest Territories |
Region | North Slave |
Constituency | Monfwi |
North West Company trading post | 1793 |
Incorporated | August 4, 2005 |
Government | |
• Chief | Alfonz Nitsiza |
• Senior Administrative Officer | Lisa Nitsiza |
• MLA | Jackson Lafferty |
Area | |
• Land | 59.95 km2 (23.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 269 m (883 ft) |
Population (2016) [1] | |
• Total | 470 |
• Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Canadian Postal code | X0E 1P0 |
Area code | 867 |
Telephone exchange | 573 |
- Living cost | 152.5 A |
- Food price index | 145.7 B |
Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, [2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, [3] Canada Flight Supplement [4] ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100 [5] ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 [5] |
Whatì ( /ˈhwɒti/ ; [6] from the Dogrib language meaning "Marten Lakes"), officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Whatì [7] is a First Nations community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Whatì is located by Lac La Martre, about 164 km (102 mi) northwest of the territorial capital of Yellowknife.
With rich and varied wildlife, the area has long been a favoured hunting ground of the Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib Dene) Indigenous people. The North West Company established a trading post there in 1793, and many natives began settling there permanently, while they continued to hunt and fish in the area. With the establishment of a trading post at Fort Rae on Great Slave Lake in the late 19th century, most regional trading was accomplished at the Hudson's Bay Company and free traders posts there. A trading post at Lac La Martre was not again established until the 1920s. [8]
On January 1, 1996, the community officially changed its name from Lac La Martre to the Tłı̨chǫ name "Wha Ti", meaning "Marten Lake," the same meaning as the French and then on August 4, 2005 [3] to the current spelling. Other traditional Tłı̨chǫ names for the settlement include Tsoti[ pronunciation? ] ('fouled water lake') and Mine Go Kola[ pronunciation? ] ('net fishing with houses'). [3]
Before 2005, the community was unincorporated, and local governance was provided by a First Nations band government, Wha Ti First Nation. Under the terms of the Tłı̨chǫ Agreement, most responsibilities of Wha Ti have been transferred to a new Whatì Community Government. However, the First Nation is still recognized by the federal government for Indian Act enrollment.
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Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017) [17] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whatì had a population of 543 living in 143 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of
The majority of the population is Indigenous of which 445 were First Nations and 10 were Métis. The main languages were Dogrib and English with a few North Slavey speakers. [1]
While trapping, hunting, and fishing continue to be the main economic activities in this traditional community, efforts have been made to develop tourism as well. A fishing lodge was opened, and many tourists come to see the abundant wildlife, including black bears, barren-ground caribou, wolves, and eagles. The community takes special pride in the fact that no alcohol is allowed there.
Whatì is part of the Tlicho Government. [18]
Previously, Whatì was accessible from the rest of Canada by the Whatì Airport and a winter road. Construction of the Tłı̨chǫ Highway, connecting the community to the Yellowknife Highway, began in 2019 and the road was opened in November 2021. [19] [20]
Telephone service was introduced to Whati in 1982.
Whatì has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc; Trewartha: Ecld) with mild to warm summers and long cold winters.
Climate data for Whatì WMO ID: 71163; Climate ID: 2202678; coordinates 63°08′01.07″N117°14′41.05″W / 63.1336306°N 117.2447361°W ; elevation: 271.3 m (890 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high humidex | 3.9 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 17.1 | 29.1 | 37.7 | 36.8 | 35.2 | 32.3 | 17.8 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 37.7 |
Record high °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.7 (92.7) | 34.4 (93.9) | 30.9 (87.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 6.3 (43.3) | 34.4 (93.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −16.9 (1.6) | −10.3 (13.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 18.8 (65.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 0.8 (33.4) | −10.2 (13.6) | −18.1 (−0.6) | 0.9 (33.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −25.1 (−13.2) | −22.6 (−8.7) | −17.6 (0.3) | −6.0 (21.2) | 5.6 (42.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.9 (44.4) | −2.5 (27.5) | −14.4 (6.1) | −22.5 (−8.5) | −4.6 (23.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −29.4 (−20.9) | −28.2 (−18.8) | −24.9 (−12.8) | −13.4 (7.9) | −0.5 (31.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 7.4 (45.3) | 1.9 (35.4) | −5.7 (21.7) | −18.6 (−1.5) | −26.9 (−16.4) | −10.0 (14.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −48.4 (−55.1) | −47.4 (−53.3) | −46.3 (−51.3) | −41.6 (−42.9) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −5.1 (22.8) | −2.0 (28.4) | −3.3 (26.1) | −9.5 (14.9) | −32.4 (−26.3) | −39.8 (−39.6) | −46.1 (−51.0) | −48.4 (−55.1) |
Record low wind chill | −57.2 | −54.8 | −55.1 | −49.5 | −28.2 | −13.2 | −3.1 | −6.8 | −17.0 | −36.7 | −45.2 | −53.0 | −57.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) | 77.8 | 73.3 | 59.3 | 49.5 | 46.6 | 46.7 | 48.7 | 57.0 | 63.7 | 80.7 | 85.8 | 81.0 | 64.2 |
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 [21] |
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