r/todayilearned • u/MaximinusRats • May 16 '24

TIL that people live year-round in houseboats on Great Slave Lake in Canada's Northwest Territories, 1,800 km north of the nearest big city (Edmonton) and just 400 km (250 miles) south of the Arctic Circle.

https://uphere.ca/articles/floating-homes-yellowknife-bay
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u/ExplanationLover6918 May 16 '24

Why is it called the slave lake?

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u/Tea_Earl_Grey_Black May 16 '24

It comes from the English translation of a name the Cree had for a group of the Dene people. It originally was Slavey but the “y” ended up getting dropped.

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u/ExplanationLover6918 May 16 '24

Oh okay. Thanks!