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1 How did Yellowknife get its name?
By: Daniel Chaldezos

2 Where is Yellowknife Yellowknife is in the Northwest Territories.
Yellowknife is the capital city of the Northwest Territories.

3 How Yellowknife got its name
The name Yellowknife comes from the copper-wielding Chipewyan tribe which fought the Dene for many years. They actually used copper knives, that were sort of a yellow color. Now that is cool!

4 Interesting Facts Yellowknife did not have organized gold mining until the mid-1930’s. By 1942 it had a population of 1000 people. By 1967 Yellowknife was the capital city of the Northwest Territories. Hunting, trapping, and fishing still dominate the local economy.

5 Pictures of Yellowknife

6 Thanks to these websites
e.php Wikipedia And all the other websites I may have forgotten about.


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