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   ocr: Yellowknife, NW Territories Yellowknife lies on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, just south of the mouth of the e Yellowknite River. The town was - . foundedin1935, - a year after gold was discovered in the area. It was named for the Yellowknife band of the local Athabascan Indians. The largest and most important community in the Territories, Yellowknite still has aneconomy n. - - - - - - - based onmining.