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How did Yellowknife get its name?

How did Yellowknife get its name?. By: Daniel Chaldezos. Where is Yellowknife. Yellowknife is in the Northwest Territories. Yellowknife is the capital city of the Northwest Territories. How Yellowknife got its name.

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How did Yellowknife get its name?

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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 • http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/ipygeonorth/north1_e.php • Wikipedia • And all the other websites I may have forgotten about.

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