Wekweètì
Wekweètì | |
|---|---|
First Nation | |
| Coordinates: 64°11′25″N 114°10′58″W / 64.19028°N 114.18278°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | North Slave |
| Constituency | Monfwi |
| Permanent community | 1962 |
| Incorporated | 4 August 2005 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Charlie Football |
| • Community Officer | Memory Murefu |
| • MLA | Jane Weyallon Armstrong |
| Area | |
| • Land | 14.70 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 368 m (1,207 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 129 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 1W0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 713 |
| - Food price index | 144.8A |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 | |
Wekweètì (/wɛkˈweɪti/; 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 (121 mi) 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.