Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Yellowknife ({{coor dm|62|27|N|114|21|W|}} MST) is the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories, and the only city in the territory, with a population of over 18,000. Located on the north shore of Great Slave Lake on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River, Yellowknife and its surrounding waterbodies were named for the copper knives used by the local Chipewyan and Dene who moved into the area in the early 1800s. The current population is ethnically mixed. Of the eight official languages of the Northwest Territories, five are spoken in significant numbers in Yellowknife: Chipewyan, Dogrib, South and North Slavey, English, and French.

Related Topics:
Canada - Northwest Territories - Great Slave Lake - Yellowknife Bay - Yellowknife River - Copper - Chipewyan - Dogrib - South and North Slavey - English - French

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In Dogrib, the city is called Somba K'e ("where the money is").

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