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.[1] The name, which is also the source for the later community of Yellowknife, derives from the colour of the tools made from copper deposits.
- ^ "Weledeh Yellowknives Dene a history" (PDF). Yellowknives Dene First Nation Elders Advisory Council. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-25.