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.

Culture

Yellowknife, like other frontier mining towns, has a colorful culture and society.

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• The Wildcat Cafe
• The Gold Range
• The Yellowknife dump is a big attraction for residents, many people scavange daily for found treasures. International Herald Tribune
• Events such as the Float Plane Fly-In, Folk On the Rocks.
• The Ingraham Trail, local fishing lodges, aviation culture, Old Town architechture.