Kwita'tla

Kwita’tla is a Dene name for the eastern arm of Sahtú, Great Bear Lake, known in English as McTavish Arm. This long reach opens into a country of rocky shores and barren ground, part of the homeland of the Bear Lake Dene. The lake’s many arms offered fishing places and routes between camps, while the surrounding land provided hunting grounds. In 1826 John Richardson surveyed the lake during John Franklin’s northern expedition.