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  Northwest Territories - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
At the beginning of the 20th century the Northwest Territories was the homeland of Indians, Métis, and Inuit.
The Northwest Territories was linked to the Yukon Territory by the Dempster Highway, which connects Inuvik and other communities in the Mackenzie delta with Dawson in the Yukon Territory.
The remaining Dene land claims are in the southern half of the Northwest Territories and represent the southern half of Denendeh.
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 Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Aklavik is situated on the west shore of the Peel Channel in the Mackenzie Delta at 68'13'N latitude and 135'00'W longitude.
Aklavik got its start early and quickly became known as an excellent trapping area and a key transportation centre.
However by the 1950s Aklavik was beginning to develop rapidly and erosion of the Peel Channel banks lead to melting permafrost and severe flooding.
www.assembly.gov.nt.ca /visitorinfo/nwtmap/aklavik.html   (373 words)

  
 Northwest Territories - MSN Encarta
The Northwest Territories has a high birth rate (16.6 births per 1,000 persons in 2004–2005) and a low death rate (4 deaths per 1,000 persons), resulting in a very high rate of natural increase.
Consequently, the population of the Northwest Territories is expected to continue to grow.
The principal cities in the Northwest Territories are Yellowknife (population 16,541 in 2001), Hay River (3,510), and Fort Smith (2,185), all of which are located around Great Slave Lake.
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 Aklavik, Canada
Aklavik, Inuit for "home of the polar bears", is west of Inuvik and has a population of 800.
It was founded by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1912 in the middle of the Mackenzie delta, an area prone to flooding.
Aklavik was the main town in the western Arctic until the building of Inuvik.
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 Welcome to the Northwest Territories, Canada
One of the territories of Arctic Canada, the Northwest Territories (NWT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) has a landmass of 1,171,918 square kilometers and a population of 42,944 as of January 1, 2005.
The Northwest Territories are located east of Yukon, west of Nunavut, and north of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
In 1876, the District of Keewatin, at the centre of the territory, was separated from it.
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 Term Report 91-93 Council Membership
Donald Aviugana was born and resides in Aklavik, Northwest Territories.
She is currently the President of the Aklavik Hunters' and Trappers' Council, and is a board member of the Aklavik Community Corporation, the Inuvialuit Communication Society, and the Inuvialuit Community Economic Development Organization.
She has a summer camp on the coast of the Yukon North Slope and is a past president of the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee.
www.taiga.net /wmac/Term91-93/councilmemebership_91-93.htm   (526 words)

  
 Aklavik, Northwest Territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aklavik (Barren-ground grizzly place) is a community located 68°13' North latitude and 135°00' West longitude in the territory of Northwest Territories, Canada.
Until 1961, the community served as the regional administrative center for the territorial government.
Building conditions at the time considered to be unsuitable resulted in the development of Inuvik to the east, meant to entirely replace Aklavik.
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 Northwest Territories (Canada)
The Flag was adopted by the Council of the Northwest Territories in January 1969.
The flag described in the Schedule is adopted as the flag of the Northwest Territories.
The centre panel is coloured white (513-201) and in the centre of the centre panel is the shield of the armorial bearings of the Northwest Territories.
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 Term Report 89-90 Council Memebership
Whitbread is from Aklavik, Northwest Territories where she works as the Resource Person to the Aklavik Hunters' and Trappers' Committee.
Barbara Allen, alternate to Sadie Whitbread, is from Aklavik, Northwest Territories.
Allen has a summer camp on the coast of the Yukon North Slope and is the past- president of the Aklavik Hunters' and Trappers' Committee.
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 Northwest Territories (Canada)
The status of the official tree (jack pine) and the Government of the Northwest Territories logo (three legged polar bear) have yet to be determined.
The name "Northwest Territories" will continue to be used until such time as residents vote on a new constitution.
In anticipation of the forthcoming territorial pavilion at EXPO 86, Michael Moor, Deputy Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, suggested a display of municipal flags, one advantage of which would be that the newly created flags would outlast the exhibition.
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 Sharon Anne Firth
Sharon Firth, 10 minutes younger than her twin-sister, Shirley, was born in the remote trapping community of Aklavik, Northwest Territories.
In her first competition in Anchorage, Alaska, she placed third, an unprecedented accomplishment for a 13-year-old who was new to the sport and saw it as fun and a way to travel.
She is working to restart the Territorial Experimental Ski Training Program, which was phased out in the 1980s.
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 Ethnologue report for language code:gwi
Population includes 300 in Northwest Territories, and 100 in Yukon (1995 M. Krauss).
Ethnic population: 1,900 including 1,500 in Northwest Territories, 400 in Yukon (1995 M. Krauss).
Northwest Territories: Aklavik, Inuvik, Tsiigehtchic, and Fort McPherson.
www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=gwi   (148 words)

  
 Aklavik, Northwest Territories Copywriters - Copy Writer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
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Click here to learn more about why a Marketingtool.com Aklavik copy writer featured listing is one of the best methods of advertising your business.
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 Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Denise Jerome is originally from Aklavik, Northwest Territories and is of Inuvialuit/Gwich’in descent.
He was admitted to the Northwest Territories Bar in 1992 and between 1995 and 2004 held an appointment as a Fair Practices Officer under the former Fair Practices Act.
She is currently the Acting Languages Commissioner for the Northwest Territories, and is Chair of the Yellowknife Catholic School Board.
www.nwthumanrights.ca /english/general.html   (1916 words)

  
 métissage - dog bites
My mother and I left the Yukon for Aklavik, Northwest Territories: she was a twenty-seven-year old divorcée and I was her only child.
We arrived in Aklavik on eve of the winter solstice.
Here in Aklavik, Raven is free to talk and tease whomever he pleases, especially the huskies.
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 Nellie Cournoyea
As Premier of the Northwest Territories since 1991, Nellie Cournoyea is guiding northerners through what might well prove to be the most significant period of change in the history of the north.
Her early professional experience provided her with a wide range of expertise that has contributed to her success in her current role as a leader in the Northwest Territories.
She has worked at CBC Inuvik for nine years, as an announcer and station manager, served as a land claims fieldworker for the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, and was a founding member, and later administrator and land rights worker, for the Committee for Original Peoples’ Entitlement (COPE).
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 North
Coordinated by Frontiers Foundation volunteer placement program our 3YO volunteers work in schools in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon, assisting the students in many different ways.
Our 3YO program places volunteers through the Frontiers Foundation program to work in schools in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon, assisting students through tutoring and training, and organizing activities for local youth at various recreational and/or educational centres.
School board funding determines much of where placements will be and our 3YO students may be placed in any number of schools in the Northwest Territories.
www.pearsoncollege.ca /outreach/yearround/3rdyear/North.htm   (595 words)

  
 Aklavik - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
801), Northwest Territories, Canada, on the west channel of the Mackenzie River.
The unsuitability of the land at the site led to the construction of Inuvik.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Aklavik" at HighBeam.
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 Aklavik evacuated as spring waters rise
More than 160 people were moved from the Aklavik area to higher ground Saturday after the Mackenzie River threatened to overflow its banks.
RCMP in the Northwest Territories said homes and businesses in Aklavik remain dry, but the waters are rising and some roads are already flooded.
Aklavik is a community of some 750 Gwich'in and Inuvialuit, located about 100 kilometres south of the Arctic coast on the Mackenzie River delta.
www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2006/05/27/aklavik-sat.html?ref=rss   (1006 words)

  
 Nellie J. Cournoyea - Canadian Women in Government - Celebrating Women's Achievements
Born in Aklavik, Northwest Territories on March 4, 1940
Legislative Career: Elected to the Northwest Territories legislature in 1979 as member for Western Arctic riding and in 1983 as member for Nunakput riding, served until 1995.
Elected as Premier of the Northwest Territories, November 14, 1991 to November 22, 1995.
www.collectionscanada.ca /women/002026-840-e.html   (535 words)

  
 Public Notice CRTC 1998-106
Application (199801569) by ROBSON VALLEY ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATION, P.O. Box 777, McBride, British Columbia, V0J 2E0, to amend the broadcasting licence of the (radiocommunication) distribution undertaking serving McBride, by adding a low power television transmitter to provide, in non-encrypted mode, the programming service of The Sports Network (TSN) on channel 17 with a transmitter power of 100 watts.
INUVIK AND TULITA (FORMERLY FORT NORMAN), Northwest Territories
The applicant states that this power increase and improvement to the antenna system will provide a better service to the station's coverage area.
www.crtc.gc.ca /archive/eng/Notices/1998/PB98-106.htm   (643 words)

  
 Aklavik Northwest Territories (NT) Home Inspectors - Northwest-territories-home-inspector.org (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Northwest-territories-home-inspector.org's home inspector search engine will help you find the best home inspectors in Aklavik, NT (or anywhere in Northwest Territories or all of North America).
You can search for Northwest Territories home inspectors with our easy-to-use search engine, or you can simply browse the the following list of home inspectors in or near Aklavik, Northwest Territories.
If you are a home inspector who works in or around Aklavik, NT, you can contact the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors for information about getting listed on this page.
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 Lab621 - Northwest Territories singles - Northwest Territories online dating
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 Weather Forecast for Aklavik, Northwest Territories (NT) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
We don't have a weather report that is specific to Aklavik.
In its place, the nearest report is for Inuvik (NT) - which is 39 miles east of Aklavik.
If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write.
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 Lab621 - Aklavik singles - Aklavik online dating
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 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TORCH RELAY
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories - June 14, 2006
Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories - June 12, 2006
Tuktoyuktuk to Inuvik, Northwest Territories - April 18-25, 2006
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 Ten-day weather forecast for Aklavik, CAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
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 Image:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons.
List of Canadian provinces and territories by area
List of Canadian provinces and territories by population
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 Current local time in Aklavik - Northwest Territories - Canada
Current local time in Aklavik - Northwest Territories - Canada
When can I call/have a meeting with someone in Aklavik?
Show time difference between Aklavik time and other time zones
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