Gamèti, Northwest Territories

Infobox Settlement
name = Gamèti
native_name = Rae Lakes
other_name =Location map polarx
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lat = 64.112222
long =-117.353611
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settlement_type = Tlicho Community Government
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Territory
subdivision_name1 = Northwest Territories
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = North Slave Region
subdivision_type3 = Constituency
subdivision_name3 = Monfwi
subdivision_type4 = Census division
subdivision_name4 = Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories
leader_title = Chief
leader_name = Henry Gon
leader_title1 = Senior Administrative Officer
leader_name1 = Annette Hastie
leader_title2 = MLA
leader_name2 = Jackson Lafferty
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = 4 August 2005
area_land_km2 = 9.18
elevation_m = 220
latd= 64.112222
longd= -117.353611
population_total = 283
population_density_km2 = 30.8
timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
postal_code_type = Canadian Postal code
postal_code = X0E 1R0
area_code = 867
blank_name = Telephone exchange
blank_info = 997 [Listed under "Rae Lakes (Gameti)" by Northwestel]
footnotes = Sources:
Community Governance Data List [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/governments/printpage.asp?Other=FALSE Community Governance Data List] ]
2006 Canada Census [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6106049&Geo2=PR&Code2=61&Data=Count&SearchText=Gameti&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2006 Canada Census] ] ,
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre [http://www.pwnhc.ca/programs/downloads/OfficialCommunityNames.pdf Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names] ] ,
Canada Flight Supplement [CFS]

Gamètì (formerly known as Rae Lakes until 4 August 2005), officially the Tlicho Community Government of Gameti [ [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/resources/Differences_in_Comm_Govt_Structure.pdf Differences in Community Government Structures] ] is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Name

Gamètì, which according to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories means "Gamè's place", [http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/mapgameti.aspx Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Gameti profile] ] and refers to the last name of the first elder to settle at the location, which is almost halfway between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake.

However, according to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre it means "rabbit-net lake". 'Gamè' means 'rabbit', and 'tì' means lake, or water.

Demographics

Population is 283 according to the 2006 Census and all residents are listed as being First Nations. Local languages are Tlicho and English.

Community

The community, which is served by the Gamètì/Rae Lakes Airport, does not have all-weather road access, but an ice road is sometimes built in the winter. There is a daycare in the Gamètì and the Jean Wetrade School that provides education up to grade 9 along with a community learning centre. Other services include a post office, a health centre, with one nurse and the Rae Lakes General Store. [http://www.stats.gov.nt.ca/Infrastructure/Comm%20Sheets/Rae_Lakes.html Gamèti at the GNWT] ] [Nortwestel]

It is one of the four Tli Cho communities which form part of the Tlicho Government. [ [http://www.gov.nt.ca/MAA/newsreleases/tlicho_land_claim.htm Government of the NWT news release on land claims signing] ]

References

Further reading

* Northwest Territories, and BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. "Communities and Diamonds Socio-Economic Impacts in the Communities of: Behchoko, Gameti, Whati, Wekweeti, Detah, Ndilo, Lutsel K'e, and Yellowknife : 2005 Annual Report of the Government of the Northwest Territories Under the BHP Billiton, Diavik and De Beers Socio-Economic Agreements". [Yellowknife] : Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 2006.

External links

* [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/governments/communityresult.asp?ComCode=120 Municipal Affairs and Community Administration profile]