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Whatì [ [| pronunciation?] ] (from the [|Dogrib language] meaning "Marten Lakes"), officially the Tlicho Community Government of Whatì is a community in the [|North Slave Region] of the [|Northwest Territories], [|Canada]. Whatì is located by [|Lac La Martre], about 164    km (102     mi) northwest of the territorial capital of [|Yellowknife].

As of the 2006 [|Census] the population was 460, the majority of which were [|First Nations]. In 2009 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 497 with an average yearly growth rate of 1.0 from 1996.

On 1 January 1996, the community officially changed its name from Lac La Martre to the Tłı̨chǫ name "Wha Ti", meaning "Marten Lake," the same meaning as the French and then on 4 August 2005 to the current spelling. Other traditional Tli Cho names for the settlement include Tsoti [ [| pronunciation?] ] ('fouled water lake') and Mine Go Kola [ [| pronunciation?] ]  ('net fishing with houses').

With rich and varied wildlife, the area has long been a favoured hunting ground of the Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib [|Dene]) people. The [|North West Company] established a trading post there in 1793, and many natives began settling there permanently, while they continued to hunt and fish in the area.

While trapping, hunting, and fishing continue to be the main economic activities in this traditional community, efforts have been made to develop tourism as well. A fishing lodge was opened, and many tourists come to see the abundant wildlife, including [|black bears], [|Barren-ground Caribou], [|Gray Wolves], and [|eagle]s. The community takes especial pride in the fact that no [|alcohol] is allowed there.

Whatì is part of the [|Tlicho Government].