Gameti, Northwest Territories

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Gamètì (formerly known as Rae Lakes until 4 August 2005), officially the Tlicho Community Government of Gameti[1] is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community does not have all-weather road access, but an ice-road is sometimes built in the winter.

Gamètì, "Gamè's place", 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.

Population is 274 according to the 2001 Census the majority of which were First Nations.[2]

Local languages are Dogrib and English in this Tli Cho community which is part of the Tlicho Government.[3]

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  1. ^ Differences in Community Government Structures
  2. ^ 2001 Census
  3. ^ Government of the NWT news release on land claims signing

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Coordinates: 64°06′44″N, 117°21′13″W


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