Lutsel K'e

Community Name:           Lutsel K'e (place of small fish)
Former Name:                Snowdrift
Land Claim Area:             Treaty 8 First Nation
Electoral District:                Tu Nedhe
Member of the Legislative Assembly:  Tom Beaulieu
Member of Parliament:     Dennis Bevington
Senator:                                Nick G. Sibbeston
Community Leader:           Chief Adeline Jonasson 
                                                Lutsel K'e Dene Council
                                    General Delivery
                                    Lutsel K'e, NT  X0E 1A0
                                    Phone:  867-370-3151
                                    e-mail: Ritac@lutselke.com

Location:  Located on a peninsula extending into Christie Bay on the south shore of the East Arm on Great Slave Lake, Lutsel K'e is located at 62'24'N latitude and 110'44'W longitude and is 201 air km east of Yellowknife.

Population:  407 (2004 Census)

Languages:  Chipewyan, English

Access:  Scheduled air service is available from Yellowknife and barge service from Hay River is provided in July. There is no road access.

History:  The most northerly Chipewyan community, Lutsel K'e has been a focal point for residents since 1925 when the Hudson Bay Company Post was set up. In 1954 homes were moved to the current site and in 1960 a school was built.

The local economy is largely traditionally based although arts and crafts and tourism is important especially sport fishing.