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Community Name:         Wekweti (rock lake)
Former Name:               Snare Lake
Land Claim Area:           Tlicho
Electoral District:              Monfwi
Member of the Legislative Assembly:  Jackson Lafferty
Member of Parliament:    
Dennis Bevington
Senator:                                
Nick G. Sibbeston
Community leader:            Chief Charlie Football 
                                    Dechi Laot'I Council
                                    P.O. Box 69
                                    Wekweti, NT  X0E 1W0
                                    Phone:  867-713-2010
                                    e-mail:
xdechi@ssimicro.com

Location:  Wekweti is located at 64'116'N latitude and 114'116'W longitude, 195 air km north of Yellowknife.

Population:  136 (2004 Census)

Languages:  Tlicho, English

Access:  The community is accessible by air from Yellowknife year round (twice weekly) however during freeze-up and break-up the community is virtually inaccessible.

History:  The name of this community changed in 1999. The community was not a permanent community until 1962 and prior to that, it was an outpost hunting camp. Today hunting, fishing and trapping are the major economic activities in the area.

 
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