Wekweeti

Wekweètì Community Details

Wekweètì ‘rock lake’ is a traditional Tlicho community (formerly Snare Lake) set on rolling rock overlooking the Snare River.

Location
  • Located in the North Slave Region of the NWT

  • 64°11’N latitude and 114°116’W longitude

  • 195 air km northwest of Yellowknife

Population (2007)
  • 147

Languages
  • English

  • Tlicho

Transportation
  • There are regular flights in and out of Wekweètì via Air Tindi www.airtindi.com

  • Accessible via winter road

Industry
  • Trapping, hunting and fishing

Places of Worship
  • Wekweètì Catholic Church

Schools
Local Services
  • Health Care Centre

  • General store

  • Gas station

  • The Wekweètì Hotel

  • Alcohol is prohibited as a result of community plebiscite