The Yellowknife settlement is considered to have been founded in 1934, after gold was found in the area, although commercial activity in the present-day waterfront area did not begin until 1936.
O pobo de Yellowknife considérase que se fundou en 1934, tras a descuberta de ouro na zona, aínda que a actividade comercial na zona costeira que hai hoxe en día empezou en 1936.