Wha Ti

Community Name: Wha Ti
Former Name: Lac La Martre
Land Claim Area: Tlicho
Electoral District: Jackson Lafferty
Member of the Legislative Assembly: Jackson Lafferty 
Member of Parliament: Dennis Bevington
Senator: Nick G. Sibbeston
Community Leader: Chief Charlie James Nitsiza 
                              Charter Community of Wha Ti
                              GENERAL DELIVERY
                              Wha Ti, NT  X0E 1P0
                              Phone:  867-573-3401
                              e-mail: whaticc@internorth.com

Location:  Wha Ti is located 164 air km northwest of Yellowknife at 63'08'N latitude and 117'06'W longitude.

Population:  483 (2004 Census)

Languages:  Tlicho, English

Access:  The community is accessible by air from Yellowknife year round (limited scheduled service). A winter road connects the community to the Mackenzie Highway at Behchoko.

History:  Wha Ti is an area rich in wildlife and is a traditional hunting area of the Tlicho people. The Northwest Company set up a permanent post in the area in 1793 although most of the trade occurred at the larger posts at Rae, now known as Bechoko, and Wrigley. In 1955 a federal school opened.

Today the Tlicho maintain a traditional lifestyle and economy based almost solely on trapping, fishing and hunting. Local services include a hotel, outfitters and a restaurant. The community changed its name to Wha Ti from Lac La Martre in 1996.