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The Yellowknife settlement is considered to have been founded in 1934, [2] after gold was found in the area, although commercial activity in the present-day waterfront area did not begin until 1936. Yellowknife quickly became the centre of economic activity in the NWT, and was named the capital of the Northwest Territories in 1967.
With government funding, the Dene village of Ndilǫ was developed in the mid 1950s on the tip of Latham Island (the northern point of Yellowknife's Old Town). The Yellowknives Dene First Nation was formed in 1991 (formerly known as Yellowknife B Band) following the collapse of a territorial-wide comprehensive land claim negotiation. They ...
Yellowknife municipality Q19876768: More images: Fireweed Studio: 5210 49th Avenue Yellowknife NT Yellowknife municipality Q20006828: More images: Yellowknife Post Office: 4902 Franklin Avenue Yellowknife NT
Tufa found in Nahanni National Park. The Nahanni National Park Reserve, sometimes known as "Headless Valley" or "Valley of The Headless Men" (after a series of unsolved historical deaths in the park), in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada (approximately 500 km (311 mi) west of Yellowknife), [4] protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region.
The Old Stope Association, a non-profit heritage society, was responsible for its operation in the 1970s–1980s, and today it is managed by the Wildcat Cafe Advisory Committee. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] In 1992, the cabin was declared a heritage site as an important old building in Yellowknife and the city took ownership. [ 2 ]
^B 2012 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 [5] Łutselkʼe ( / ˈ l ʊ t s ə l k eɪ / , Dëne Sųłıné Yatıé : [ɬutsʰɛɮk'ɛ] ; "place of the łutsel ", the cisco , [ 6 ] a type of small fish), also spelt Łutsël Kʼé , is a "designated authority" [ 7 ] in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories , Canada.
Yellowknife is the capital of and largest city in the Northwest Territories and the second largest in Northern Canada. As of 2011, the city contains 3 skyscrapers 50 m (164 ft) and over, with a further 7 high-rise buildings that exceed 30 m (98 ft) in height. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Yellowknife" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...