Whatì Wha Tì Tsõtì Mïne Kö Golàa | |
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First Nation | |
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  Whatì  Whatì | |
| Coordinates:63°08′40″N117°16′22″W / 63.14444°N 117.27278°W /63.14444; -117.27278 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | North Slave |
| Constituency | Monfwi |
| North West Companytrading 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 | 152.5A |
| - Food price index | 145.7B |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3] Canada Flight Supplement[4] ^A 2013 figure based onEdmonton = 100[5] ^B 2015 figure based onYellowknife = 100[5] | |
Whatì (/ˈhwɒti/;[6] from theDogrib language meaning "Marten Lakes"), officially theTłı̨chǫ Community Government of Whatì[7] is aFirst Nations community in theNorth Slave Region of theNorthwest Territories, Canada. Whatì is located byLac La Martre, about 164 km (102 mi) northwest of the territorial capital ofYellowknife.
With rich and varied wildlife, the area has long been a favoured hunting ground of theTłı̨chǫ (DogribDene)Indigenous people. TheNorth West Company established atrading 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 atFort Rae onGreat Slave Lake in the late 19th century, most regional trading was accomplished at theHudson'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 Nationsband 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 forIndian Act enrollment.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Whatì had a population of543 living in143 of its162 total private dwellings, a change of15.5% from its 2016 population of470. With a land area of 58.33 km2 (22.52 sq mi), it had a population density of9.3/km2 (24.1/sq mi) in 2021.[16]
The majority of the population is Indigenous of which 445 wereFirst Nations and 10 wereMétis. The main languages wereDogrib and English with a fewNorth 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, includingblack bears,barren-ground caribou,wolves, andeagles. The community takes special pride in the fact that noalcohol is allowed there.
Whatì is part of theTlicho Government.[18]
Whatì Airport connects the community by air to the territorial capitalYellowknife.
Whatì is connected to the territorial road network by theTłı̨chǫ Highway (Northwest Territories Highway 9), an all-season gravel road running from the community to theYellowknife Highway (Northwest Territories Highway 3). The only road access to Whatì prior to the Tłı̨chǫ Highway opening in 2021 was viawinter road.[19][20]
Telephone service was introduced to Whati in 1982.
Whatì has asubarctic climate (Köppen:Dfc;Trewartha:Ecld) with mild to warm summers and long cold winters.
| Climate data for Whatì WMO ID: 71163; Climate ID: 2202678; coordinates63°08′01.07″N117°14′41.05″W / 63.1336306°N 117.2447361°W /63.1336306; -117.2447361 (Whatì); 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 highhumidex | 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 lowwind 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 |
| Averagerelative 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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