History of Yellowknife

The name of the city originated from a band of Athabaskan Indian that once lived in the current area before the gold was found. However, after discovering that there is a mass gold reservation in Yellowknife, a group of European prospectors moved to the area in 1935, creating a small town called "Yellowknife". The gold mined and sold from the area created a promising economy, which attracted more bandwagons to be part of the profit. Unfortunately, the gold demand decreased dramatically after the WWII and their economy suffered greatly. Thankfully, larger mines were discovered in 1945, such as the Giant Yellowknife. This boosted the economy greatly and created more major job opportunities, attracting even more immigrants than before. The people living in the area continuously built the city from then so that Yellowknife is what it is today.

The Giant Yellowknife