Akaitcho
Chief of the Yellowknives, an Indigenous Canadian group (ca. 1786–1838) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Akaitcho (variants: Akaicho or Ekeicho; translation: "Big-Foot" or "Big-Feet"; meaning: "like a wolf with big paws, he can travel long distances over snow") (ca. 1786–1838) was a Copper Indian, and Chief of the Yellowknives.[1][2][3] His territory included the region from the eastern portion of the Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, Canada, to the Coppermine River, in Nunavut. He was recruited to act as interpreter, guide, and hunter for John Franklin's first of three Arctic expeditions, the Coppermine Expedition of 1819–1822.[4]
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Chief Akaitcho | |
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Born | ca. 1786 |
Died | Spring 1838 |
Resting place | An island in Great Slave Lake's Yellowknife Bay |
Other names | "Big-Foot", or "Big-Feet" |
Known for | Chief of the Yellowknives |
Relatives | François Beaulieu, brother-in-law |
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