Yellowknives
Tetsǫ́t'ınę | |
|---|---|
Yellowknife chief Akaitcho and his only son, by Robert Hood, 1821 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Languages | |
| English, Wıı̀lıı̀deh Yatıı̀ and Tetsǫ́t’ıné Yatıé | |
| Religion | |
| Catholic & christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tłı̨chǫ, Dënesųłiné, Dene, Sahtu |
The Yellowknives, Yellow Knives, Copper Indians, Red Knives or T'atsaot'ine (Wíílíídeh dialect: Tetsǫ́t'ınę) are indigenous peoples of Canada, one of the five main groups of the First Nations Dene who live in the Northwest Territories. The name, which is also the source for the later community of Yellowknife, derives from the colour of the tools made from copper deposits.