Behchoko

Behchokǫ, officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Behchokǫ̀ is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Behchokǫ̀ is located on the Yellowknife Highway , on the northwest tip of Great Slave Lake, approximately 80 km (50 mi)northwest of Yellowknife.

After 1790, a trading post was established in the area. The ability of the Yellowknives to obtain firearms allowed them to control trade and hunting grounds surrounding Great Slave Lake for thirty years.One of the four Tłı̨chǫ communities, it is the largest Dene community in Canada.