| Gamèti Rae Lakes |
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| — Tlicho Community Government — | |
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Gamèti
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | North Slave Region |
| Constituency | Monfwi |
| Census division | Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories |
| Incorporated | 4 August 2005 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Eddie Chocolate |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Randy Bergen |
| • MLA | Jackson Lafferty |
| Area | |
| • Land | 9.18 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (722 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 283 |
| • Density | 30.8/km2 (79.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 1R0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 997[1] |
| Prices | |
| - Living cost | 147.5A |
| - Food price index | 153.1B |
| Sources: Community Governance Data List[2] 2006 Canada Census[3], Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre[4], Canada Flight Supplement[5] ^A 2005 figure based on Edmonton = 100[6] ^B 2004 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[6] |
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Gamètì (formerly known as Rae Lakes until 4 August 2005), officially the Tlicho Community Government of Gameti[7] is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
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Gamètì, which according to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories means "Gamè's place",[8] 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".[4] 'Gamè' means 'rabbit', and 'tì' means lake, or water.
Population is 283 according to the 2006 Census and all residents are listed as being First Nations.[3] Local languages are Tlicho and English.[8] In 2009 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 295 with an average yearly growth rate of 0.9 from 1996.[6]
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| Year | Pop. | %± | |
| 1996 | 263 |
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| 1997 | 273 | 3.8% | |
| 1998 | 290 | 6.2% | |
| 1999 | 285 | -1.7% | |
| 2000 | 289 | 1.4% | |
| 2001 | 290 | 0.3% | |
| 2002 | 293 | 1.0% | |
| 2003 | 300 | 2.4% | |
| 2004 | 288 | -4.0% | |
| 2005 | 292 | 1.4% | |
| 2006 | 291 | -0.3% | |
| 2007 | 295 | 1.4% | |
| 2008 | 291 | -1.4% | |
| 2009 | 295 | 1.4% | |
| Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics[6] | |||
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.[6][9]
It is one of the four Tli Cho communities which form part of the Tlicho Government.[10]
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