El Ichibi Elikhulu Lesigqila Ichibi lesibili elikhulu kunazo zonke eNorthwest Territories, esifundeni saseFort Smith. Iyingxenye yomcengezi woMfula iMackenzie, futhi uhlanganisa indawo engamakhilomitha-skwele angama-28.400 futhi ukujula kwawo okuphezulu kungamamitha angama-614, okuyenza ichibi elijule kakhulu eNyakatho Melika.
Ichibi linesimo esingajwayelekile, nezingalo eziningana ezinde kakhulu. Ingxenye yaso esempumalanga ijulile, inamanzi acwebile acwebezelayo kanye nogu olunamadwala onqenqemeni lwesihlangu saseCanada, kuyilapho ingxenye esentshonalanga ingashoni futhi inikeza ugu oluphansi nolunamanzi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, icebile ngezinhlobo zasolwandle; ikakhulukazi izinhlanzi ezimhlophe kanye ne-trout kugcwele, okwenza kube isikhungo esibalulekile embonini yokudoba. Iyakwazi ukuhamba phakathi kukaJuni naphakathi no-Okthoba; unyaka wonke uhlala ufriziwe.
Phakathi kwabantu abasemabhange alo kukhona I-Yellowknife, inhlokodolobha yendawo, ngasenyakatho; Kukhona uMfula, indawo yokudoba nezokuthutha, eningizimu-ntshonalanga, naseFort Providence, isikhungo sezitolo, entshonalanga.
Ichibi latholwa ngo-1771 nguSamuel Hearne, umhloli wamazwe ongumhwebi waseNgilandi. Ukuhweba ngoboya kwakuwumsebenzi omkhulu wezomnotho esifundeni kusukela ekuqaleni kwawo-1730s kwaze kwaba sekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka elidlule.
Ukumbiwa kwegolide kwaqala ngaseYellowknife ngawo-1930, kwalandelwa imigodi yokuhola nezinki ogwini oluseningizimu. Leli chibi liqanjwa ngamaNdiya aseSlavey noma amaDogrib ahlala kule ndawo.