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	Flag of Northwest Territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag of the Northwest Territories, Canada was adopted in 1969 by the Council of the Northwest Territories.
		It features a blue field on which is a Canadian pale (a white stripe taking up half the width of the flag), with at the centre, the shield from the Coat of Arms of the Northwest Territories.
		The blue represents the abundant Northwest Territories waters, whereas the white represents snow and ice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories (137 words)

	Northwest Territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1876, the District of Keewatin, at the centre of the territory, was separated from it.
		Quebec was also extended, in 1898, and Yukon was made a separate territory in the same year to deal with the Klondike Gold Rush, and remove the NWT government from administering the sudden boom of population, economic activity and influx of non-Canadians.
		The rest of the Northwest Territories had no repesentation in the House of Commons until the early 1960s when the Northwest Territories electoral district was created in recognition of Inuit having been given the right to vote in 1953.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northwest_Territories (1739 words)

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		colonial flags of saint vincent and the grenadines
		flag of the ferrol squadron 1732-1760 (spain)
		proposals for the chuvash flag in 1992 (russia)
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/keywords.html (1733 words)

	Northwest Territories - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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 kilometres and a population of 42,944 as of the January 1, 2005.
		The Northwest Territories are located east of Yukon, west of Nunavut, and north of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
		The Northwest Territories were created in 1870, when the Hudson's Bay Company transferred Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory to the government of Canada.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Northwest_Territories (1267 words)

	Northwest Territories (Canada) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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.
	flagspot.net /flags/ca-nt.html (1181 words)

	flag of Northwest Territories (Canada) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		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.
		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.
		It was decided that all the flags would be based on that of the territorial flag (which is in turn based on the national flag).
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/ca-nt.html (1935 words)

	Territories
		Granted only in 1956, territorial arms are comparatively modern, but their roots go back to the beginning of the twentieth century when Edward M. Chadwick produced designs for both the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
		The flag was adopted by an ordinance of the Territorial Council on January 1, 1969.
		On the flag of the Northwest Territories, the blue panels represent the lakes and waters, and the white, the ice and snow.
	fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Provinces/Territories.html (1854 words)

	Canada Flag Mart Yukon Flag -YT
		The Yukon flag was designed as a result of a territory-wide design competition sponsored by the Whitehorse branch of the Royal Canadian Legion as part of Canada's 1967 centennial year celebrations.
		The Yukon flag consists of three vertical panels: a central panel of white flanked by a green panel on the inner edge and a blue panel on the outer edge.
		Flag Measures 36 in x 60 in and is 100% polyester with grommets for easy flying.
	www.canadaflagmart.com /-strse-19/Yukon-Flag--dsh-YT/Detail.bok (196 words)

	Flags of Canada, Chronology
		The flag was prepared by the Patriots for the demonstrations at St-Scholastique and used later at the battles of St-Eustache and St-Benoit.
		The flag of the Yukon Territory was adopted.
		The flag of the Northwest Territories is adopted.
	fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Appendicies/Chronology.html (3940 words)

	Canada - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		It is bordered to the south by the contiguous United States and to the northwest by Alaska.
		To the north of this region is the broad Canadian Shield, an area of rock scoured clean by the last ice age, thinly soiled, rich in minerals, and dotted with lakes and rivers—over 60% of the world's lakes are in Canada.
		The other two territories use a consensus government system in which each member runs as an independent and the premier is elected by and from the members.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/c/a/n/Canada.html (5490 words)

	Territory - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Territory, name given in the United States to a partially self-governing section of the national domain that has not been granted statehood.
		Memel Territory (German, Memelgebiet or Memelland), former German territory on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, now part of Lithuania.
		Indian Territory, name given to the region of the United States west of the Mississippi River that the federal government set aside in the 19th...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Territory.html (120 words)

	Canadian Flag - World Flags 101 - Saskatchewan Flags
		The flag was adopted on Mar. 1, 1969.
		The name was shortened to Saskatchewan and it became the name of one of the districts of the Northwest Territories in 1882.
		The flag was based on a design by Anthony Drake and was chosen as a result of a provincial flag design competition.
	www.worldflags101.com /canada/saskatchewan.aspx (298 words)

	Northwest Territories - Canada4Life.Ca
		The flag of the Northwest Territories was adopted in 1969.
		The coat of arms of the Northwest Territories was adopted in 1957.
		The wavy blue line symbolizes the Northwest Passage, the gold bars symbolize the territory's mineral wealth, and the white fox represents the fur industry.
	canada4life.ca /provinces.php?prov=12 (85 words)

	Canadian Flag - World Flags 101 - Northwest Territories Flags
		The flag of the Northwest Territories consists of three vertical stripes.
		In the middle of the flag is the shield from the Territories’ coat of arms.
		The flag was adopted on Jan. 1, 1969.
	www.worldflags101.com /canada/nw-territories.aspx (233 words)

	Northwest Territories - Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		dopted by the Council of the Northwest Territories in January 1969.
		The territorial Shield is centred in the white section.
		The gold bars in the green section and the white fox in the red section represent the abundant minerals and furs upon which the history and prosperity of the Northwest Territories has been based.
	www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/flagNWT.htm (130 words)

	Algerian Flag. Disney letters.
		The Newfoundland flag, displayed here, on this Italian Charm, show the colors of red, gold and blue that are placed against a background of white to allow the design to standout more clearly.
		It has The Union jack that is in the upper quarter near the staff and the shield of arms, while the province is centered in the half farthest from the staff.
		The large red Inuksuk (the image in the middle) is symbolizes the stone monuments that the Inuit have used to guide their people on land and to mark the sacred and special places, and the blue star in the upper right hand corner represents the North Star, that has been the customary guide for navigation.
	www.finecharms.com /product_algerian-flag-p8286.html (293 words)

	northwest territories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In January, 1969 the Northwest Territories flag was adopted by an Ordinance of the Territoral Council.
		On the flag the blue panels represent the lakes and waters of the territories.
		The white center symbolizes the ice and the snow of the North, and contains the shield from the arm of the territories.
	www.k12.nf.ca /acreman/Flags/nt.html (136 words)

	northwest territories canada flag and description
		The flag of Northwest Territories was officially adopted in 1969.
		Blue is said to be symbolic of the many lakes and rivers in the territory, and white represents the ice and snow.
		The white panel displays the shield from the territory's coat of arms, one adopted in 1956.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/flags/countrys/namerica/canada/nwt.htm (251 words)

	KidZone Geography - Northwest Territories
		The flag of the Northwest Territories was adopted in January 1969.
		The Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala) was adopted as the official flower of the Northwest Territories in June 1957.
		The official bird of the Northwest Territories is the gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus).
	www.kidzone.ws /geography/nwt/index.htm (248 words)

	Northwest Territories
		The Northwest Territories are above British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan and between Nunavut and the Yukon Territory.
		The capital city of the Northwest Territories is Yellowknife.
		The flag for the Northwest Territories has blue on the sides representing the lakes and waters of the Territories.
	sd71.bc.ca /Sd71/Edulinks/Canada/nwtindex.htm (430 words)

	Northwest Territories - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Northwest Territories - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Between 1925 and 1999, Northwest Territories measured 3 439 296 km² – larger than India.
		Northwest Territories, Official languages, History of official languages, History, Economy, Politics, Aboriginal issues, See also, External links and Northwest Territories.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Northwest_Territories (1638 words)

	Eureka4you.com - Northwest Territories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Emblems of the territories were officially adopted in 1957.
		For the Northwest Territories, the floral emblem is the creamy-white mountain avens (Dryas integrifolia), which blooms in profusion for a short time each spring.
		The Northwest Territories tartan (registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland), the jack pine, the gyrfalcon and the native gold.
	www.eureka4you.com /nt/ntindex.htm (160 words)

	Nunavut proposals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This is an illustration of "one of 300 submissions to Nunavut's flag competition" is adjacent to an article in the November/December 1997 Canadian Geographic.
		The proposal follows the model of the Northwest Territories flag, being blue with a large central white portion the height of the flag.
		Most submissions are similar to the Canadian flag with blue and white replacing the red and white and an Arctic symbol gracing the centre.
	flagspot.net /flags/ca!nu.html (228 words)

	Atlas - Northwest Territories
		The franco-tenois portion of the total population of the Northwest Territories fluctuated between 3.6 percent in 1971 and 2.2 percent in 1996.
		Francophones in the Northwest Territories are concentrated in Yellowknife where they account for 3.8 percent of the population.
		Among the francophones of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, males are clearly in the majority: 870 males compared to 620 females, representing a ratio of almost 6 to 4.
	franco.ca /atlas/francophonie/english/impre.cfm?Id=3 (3122 words)

	Information about Canada FDC: 17¢ Northwest Territories Flag: Flags of Canada Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Originally, nearly all of the Northwest Territories were lands granted by the British Parliament to the Hudson's Bay Company.
		Bit by bit, the Northwest Territories were developed, and bit by bit, large regions were annexed by neighboring Provinces.
		But the rich mineral resources of the Territories are changing the picture in the far north, and though the Territories are governed directly from Ottawa, more and more responsibility is being transferred to local authorities and to the Territorial government at Yellowknife.
	www.unicover.com /EA4NC66N.HTM (463 words)

	Bald Eagle draped in the American Flag. Free picture of the democratic donkey.
		The blue panels on the flag represent the lakes and waters of the Territories, while the white center panel represents the ice and snow of the North, and this flag also possesses the shield from the arms of the Territories.
		The Prince Edward Flag, shown here, on an Italian Charm is bordered on the three sides by bands of red and of white.
		The lower section of this flag showcases a large oak tree on the right and three smaller trees to the left of it.
	www.finecharms.com /product_bald-eagle-draped-in-the-american-flag-p8124.html (255 words)

	Canadian Provinces - Northwest Territories Flag
		Robert Bessant of Margret, Manitoba, won a nationwide competition to design the territorial flag in 1968.
		The blue panels at each end of the flag represent the lakes and waters of the territories.
		The white center panel symbolizes the ice and snow of the north and contains the shield from the arms of the territories.
	www.anyflag.com /country/canada/northwes.php (196 words)

	T4114 - Your Canada Child Tax Benefit
		The Northwest Territories Child Benefit (NWTCB) is a non-taxable amount paid monthly to qualifying families with children under the age of 18.
		The Territorial Worker's Supplement, part of the NWTCB program, is an additional benefit paid to qualifying families with working income who have children under the age of 18.
		The Territorial Worker's Supplement, part of the NUCB program, is an additional benefit paid to qualifying families with working income who have children under the age of 18.
	www.cra-arc.gc.ca /E/pub/tg/t4114/t4114-e.html (4480 words)

	Emblems of the NORTHWEST TERRITORIES , Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Northwest Territories are part of northern Canada.
		The shield is in the centre of the flag.
		It became the official flag of the N.W.T in 1969.
	www.saskschools.ca /~gregory/canada/emblems/nwt.html (203 words)

	The Northwest Territories (NT)
		The capital of the Northwest Territories is Yellowknife.
		The Postal Code for the Northwest Territories: NT The typical abbreviation for the Northwest Territories: N.W.T. The province of the Northwest Territories is in the Mountain Time (MST/MDT) zone and observes daylight saving time.
		Density: The population density of the Northwest Territories is 0.06 people per square mile (0.02 people/km²).
	www.roadsidethoughts.com /prov_nt.htm (251 words)

	Northwest Territories - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Its capital has been Yellowknife since 1967; see also List of Northwest Territories capitals and List of communities in the Northwest Territories.
		In 1912 the Government of Canada dropped the hyphen in the North-West Territories name to Northwest Territories.
		[3] Devolution of powers to the territory was an issue in the Northwest Territories general election, 2003, and has been ever since the territory began electing members in 1881.
	www.voyager.in /Northwest_Territories (1534 words)

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