LutselKe

Lutsel K’e Community Details

Lutsel K’e (formerly known as Snowdrift) means place of small fish. The community, located on a peninsula on the south shore of the East Arm of Great Slave Lake, is a great place to launch an adventure for the monster pike and trout found on Great Slave Lake.

Location

  • 62'24'N latitude and 110'44'W longitude

  • 201 km east of Yellowknife
Population (2007)

  • 379
Languages

  • English

  • Chipewyan
Transportation

  • Scheduled air service from Yellowknife via Air Tindi

  • Barge service from Hay River is provided in July

  • There is no road access to the community
Industry

  • Hunting, trapping and fishing

  • Arts, crafts and tourism are important to the local economy

Schools
Local Services

  • Grocery Store – The Lutsel K’e Co-op

  • Health centre with one nurse

  • RCMP detachment

  • Nine lodges or outfitters