Kelly Lake is a protected area located in the Sahtu Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, spanning an impressive 273 km² of northern wilderness. Situated at approximately 65.5°N latitude, this remote lake exists within a landscape shaped by boreal and subarctic ecology, surrounded by terrain that supports an extraordinary diversity of northern wildlife including muskox, moose, bears, boreal woodland caribou, and barren-ground caribou, as well as abundant waterfowl. The lake's protected status reflects both its ecological significance and its deep cultural and historical importance to the Sahtu Dene and Métis peoples, with archaeologically significant sites including burial grounds present within the area. This is a place where fishing exists within a broader context of land stewardship and Indigenous heritage.