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== Yellowknives First Nations == |
== Yellowknives First Nations == |
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All First Nations with Yellowknives descendants are organized in the '''''Akaitcho Treaty 8 Tribal Corporation'''''<ref>[http://www.akaitcho.info/the_akaitcho_treaty_8_tribal_corporation_002.htm Akaitcho Treaty 8 Tribal Corporation]</ref> and in the '''''Akaitcho Territory Government'''''.<ref>[http://www.akaitchoterritory.com/ Akaitcho Territory Government]</ref> |
All First Nations with Yellowknives descendants are organized in the '''''Akaitcho Treaty 8 Tribal Corporation'''''<ref>[http://www.akaitcho.info/the_akaitcho_treaty_8_tribal_corporation_002.htm Akaitcho Treaty 8 Tribal Corporation]</ref> and in the '''''Akaitcho Territory Government'''''.<ref>[http://www.akaitchoterritory.com/ Akaitcho Territory Government]</ref> |
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* '''Yellowknives Dene First Nation''' (call themselves ''Weledeh Yellowknives Dene'' |
* '''Yellowknives Dene First Nation''' (they call themselves ''Weledeh Yellowknives Dene'', Inconnu River People): many are descendants of the ''Wuledehot'in'' regional group of the neighboring [[Dogrib people|Tłįchǫ]]. Reserves: Dettah Settlement, Ndilo Settlement, Yellowknife Settlement. Population: 1.408. The Dettah-Ndilo-[[Dogrib language|Tłįchǫ Yatıì]] dialect spoken in the communities of Dettah and N'Dilo developed from intermarriage between Yellowknives and Tłįchǫ peoples)<ref>[http://www.ykdene.com/index.html Yellowknives Dene First Nation]</ref><ref>[http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/acp/community/site.nsf/eng/fn763.html INAC - Yellowknives Dene First Nation]</ref> |
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** Dettah Yellowknives Dene First Nation (''Dettah'' or ''Detah'' - “Burnt Point”, a traditional Dene fishing camp, is located on the Northern shore of Great Slave Lake, just outside the capital of Yellowknife, in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, it is a 6.5 km drive from that town by ice road in winter or a 27 km drive on an all-season road)<ref>[http://www.akaitcho.info/the_akaitcho_treaty_8_tribal_corporation_004.htm Dettah, Northwest Territories, Canada]</ref> |
** Dettah Yellowknives Dene First Nation (''Dettah'' or ''Detah'' - “Burnt Point”, a traditional Dene fishing camp, is located on the Northern shore of Great Slave Lake, just outside the capital of Yellowknife, in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, it is a 6.5 km drive from that town by ice road in winter or a 27 km drive on an all-season road)<ref>[http://www.akaitcho.info/the_akaitcho_treaty_8_tribal_corporation_004.htm Dettah, Northwest Territories, Canada]</ref> |
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** N'Dilo Yellowknives Dene First Nation. N'Dilo or Ndilo (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|iː|l|oʊ}} {{respell|DEE|loh}}) is located at the North end of Latham Island in Yellowknife. It lies within the Akaitcho Territory, Northwest Territories.<ref>[http://www.akaitcho.info/the_akaitcho_treaty_8_tribal_corporation_005.htm Ndilo, Northwest Territories, Canada]</ref> most populous community of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation{{what|date=January 2014}} |
** N'Dilo Yellowknives Dene First Nation. N'Dilo or Ndilo (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|iː|l|oʊ}} {{respell|DEE|loh}}) is located at the North end of Latham Island in Yellowknife. It lies within the Akaitcho Territory, Northwest Territories.<ref>[http://www.akaitcho.info/the_akaitcho_treaty_8_tribal_corporation_005.htm Ndilo, Northwest Territories, Canada]</ref> most populous community of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation{{what|date=January 2014}} |
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 Yellowknife chief Akaitcho and his only son, by Robert Hood, 1821 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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 Canada (Northwest Territories) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Tłı̨chǫ and Denesuline | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tłı̨chǫ, Dënesųłiné, Dene, Sahtu |
The Yellowknives, Yellow Knives, Copper Indians, Red Knives or T'atsaot'ine (Dogrib T’satsąot’ınę[1]) are Aboriginal peoples of Canada, one of the five main groups of the Dene indigenous people that live in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The name, which is also the source for the later community of Yellowknife, derives from the colour of the tools made from copper deposits.
Ethnography
The historic Yellowknives lived north and northeast of the Great Slave Lake (Tinde'e - “Great Lake”) around the Yellowknife River and Yellowknife Bay (Weledeh Cho - “Inconnu River”) and northward along the Coppermine River, northeast to the Back River (Thlewechodyeth or Thlew-ee-choh-desseth - “Great Fish River”)[2] and east to the Thelon River (or Akilinik).[3] They used the major rivers of their traditional land as routes for travel and trade as far east as Hudson's Bay where early European explorers such as Samuel Hearne encountered them in the 1770s. The Yellowknives helped lead Hearne through the arctic tundra from Hudson's Bay to the Arctic Ocean in search of the legendary copper deposits that the Yellowknives, or 'Copper Indians', had a hand in mining and trading for tools. Later European explorers who encountered and traded with Copper Indians marked on their maps the 'Yellowknife River' which drains into Great Slave Lake from headwaters originating near the headwaters of the Coppermine River, a traditional travel corridor. In the early 1800 and 1900's the Yellowknives were the largest and most powerful tribe in the geographic area.
The Yellowknives and the Dogrib who also lived on the north shores of Great Slave Lake were ancestral enemies and in the 1830s it was reported that the Dogrib almost wiped out the Yellowknives, the remnants of which - although opinions vary - either scattered south of Great Slave Lake or inter-married with the Dogrib. Following the discovery of gold in the Yellowknife area, a great mix of Dogrib, Chipewyan, and remnant Yellowknife members congregated and settled in the community or within the traditional villages of Dettah or Trout Rock. With government funding, the Dene village of N'Dilo was created in the mid 1950s on the tip of Latham Island. The Yellowknives Dene First Nation was formed in the 1990s following the collapse of a territorial-wide comprehensive land claim negotiation. They currently negotiate a land claim settlement for their lands as part of the Akaitcho Land Claim Process.
Another Dene group has come forward claiming themselves as direct descendants of the historic 'Yellowknife Indian' tribes, asserting their independence from the mixed Dogrib-Chipewyan Yellowknives Dene First Nation. They are considered a distinct people and are still seeking recognition today under Treaty 8. Chief Snuff of the Yellowknives was the one who stepped forward to sign Treaty 8, 1900. Chief Snuff lived on the south shore and east arm of Great Slave Lake. The people that lived on the Taltson River and created a life in the area, were dubbed the Rocher River People in the 1920s. Chief Snuff had a cabin he resided in, which was located about ten miles from Rocher River on a little piece of land beside the water, called Snuff Channel, which was located on the Taltson River. The Yellowknives continued to reside in this area until the early 1960s. The Yellowknives were forced to relocate due to a fire that burned down the schoolhouse in Rocher River. Not too long after, the records show that the Taltson River hydro dam was built. The last chief of the Rocher River Yellowknives was Chief Pierre Frise in the 1960s and was strongly opposed to the building of the Taltson River dam. During this point the real Yellowknives were dispersed to Fort Resolution, Yellowknife, and other areas of Canada.
Yellowknives First Nations
All First Nations with Yellowknives descendants are organized in the Akaitcho Treaty 8 Tribal Corporation[4] and in the Akaitcho Territory Government.[5]
- Yellowknives Dene First Nation (they call themselves Weledeh Yellowknives Dene, Inconnu River People): many are descendants of the Wuledehot'in regional group of the neighboring Tłįchǫ. Reserves: Dettah Settlement, Ndilo Settlement, Yellowknife Settlement. Population: 1.408. The Dettah-Ndilo-Tłįchǫ Yatıì dialect spoken in the communities of Dettah and N'Dilo developed from intermarriage between Yellowknives and Tłįchǫ peoples)[6][7]
- Dettah Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah or Detah - “Burnt Point”, a traditional Dene fishing camp, is located on the Northern shore of Great Slave Lake, just outside the capital of Yellowknife, in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, it is a 6.5 km drive from that town by ice road in winter or a 27 km drive on an all-season road)[8]
- N'Dilo Yellowknives Dene First Nation. N'Dilo or Ndilo (pronounced /ˈdiːloʊ/ DEE-loh) is located at the North end of Latham Island in Yellowknife. It lies within the Akaitcho Territory, Northwest Territories.[9] most populous community of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation[clarification needed]
- Deninu K'ue First Nation (Deninu Kue (pronounced "Deneh-noo-kweh"), means "moose island". It is a "settlement corporation" in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is situated at the mouth of the Slave River, on the shore of Great Slave Lake), Deninu K'ue or Dene Nu Kwen are/were called all Chipewyan (Denesuline) and Yellowknives, which came to Fort Resolution for trading their furs, reserve: Fort Resolution Settlement, Population: 843)[10]
- Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation (Lutselk'e (pronounced "Loot-sel-kay") also spelled Lutsel K'e ("place of the Lutsel", a type of small fish), is a "designated authority" in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on the south shore near the eastern end of Great Slave Lake and until 1 July 1992, it was known as Snowdrift, therefore the First Nation was formerly known as Snowdrift Band,[11] most northerly Chipewyan First Nation, once nomadic caribou hunters, some Chipewyan and Yellowknives settled down permanently after the establishment of trading post in 1925 by the Hudson's Bay Company near today's Lutsel K'e, 1954 they moved to the community of Lutsel K'e,[12] main languages in the community are Chipewyan and English, reserve: Snwodrift Settlement, Population: 725)
Notes
- ^ Weledeh Yellowknives Dene (1997), Weledeh Yellowknives Dene, a history. Dettah: Yellowknives Dene First Nation Council
- ^ Marsh, James. "Back River". The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Historica Dominion Institute. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "The Stefansson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum: Preliminary Ethnological Report". Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History. 14. New York: American Museum of Natural History: 26. 1919. OCLC 1116815.
- ^ Akaitcho Treaty 8 Tribal Corporation
- ^ Akaitcho Territory Government
- ^ Yellowknives Dene First Nation
- ^ INAC - Yellowknives Dene First Nation
- ^ Dettah, Northwest Territories, Canada
- ^ Ndilo, Northwest Territories, Canada
- ^ Deninu K'ue First Nation
- ^ Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation
- ^ History and Culture of Lutsel K'e
Further reading
- Canada. Yellowknives Dene First Nations Treaty & Entitlement: Important Times for Yellowknives About Treaty. --. [Yellowknife, N.W.T.: Govt. of the N.W.T.], 1993.
- Canada. Yellowknife 1993: Aboriginal Peoples in the Capital of the NWT : Final Report. --. [Yellowknife, N.W.T.: Govt. of the N.W.T.], 1993.
- Fumoleau, René. Denendeh: A Dene Celebration. Yellowknife, Denendeh, N.W.T.: Dene Nation, 1984. ISBN 0-9691841-0-7
- Northwest Territories. Dene Kede = Dene Zhatie = Dene Náoweré Dahk'é : Education, a Dene Perspective. Yellowknife, N.W.T.: Education, Culture and Employment, Education Development Branch, 1993.
- Yellowknives Dene First Nation Elders Advisory Council. Weledeh Yellowknives Dene: A Traditional Knowledge Study of Ek'ati. [Northwest Territories]: Yellowknives Dene First Nation, 1997.