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	Northwest Territories - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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 37,360 as of the 2001 census.
		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.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /northwest_territories.htm (1352 words)

	MSN Encarta - Northwest Territories
		The Northwest Territories is located in northwestern Canada and occupies nearly 13 percent of the country’s landmass.
		The Northwest Territories is bounded to the south by three provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
		The fur-trading history of the Northwest Territories began in the late 18th century with the arrival of European fur traders.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761561711 (1505 words)

	Northwest Territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 January 1, 2005.
		In the early 1980's, the government of the Northwest Territories was again under pressure by the federal government to reintroduce French as an official language.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northwest_Territories (1522 words)

	Northwest Territories -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The area that is now the Northwest Territories and Nunavut was part of the vast lands sold by the Hudson's Bay Company to the new Canadian confederation in 1870.
		The boundaries of the Northwest Territories were then set in 1912 and remained fixed until the creation of Nunavut in 1999.
		In 1992, Northwest Territories residents voted to divide the territory roughly along ethnic lines, with the Inuit in the east and the Dene in the west.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/NWTerrs_History.asp (770 words)

	Symbols // NWT Style of Government // Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Mace reflects the new Northwest Territories and is the symbol of the authority of the Legislature and its Speaker.
		The Flag was adopted by the Council of the Northwest Territories in January 1969.
		The Tartan of the Northwest Territories includes many of the colors of the North - the white of the snow, the green of the forest, the yellow of the birches in fall, the red of the tundra and the blue of the lakes, rivers and oceans.
	www.assembly.gov.nt.ca /VisitorInfo/Symbols (1226 words)

	Northwest Territories - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		One of the territories of Arctic Canada, the Northwest Territories (French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) has a land mass of 1 171 918 square kilometers and a population of over 42 000.
		The premier of the Northwest Territories is Stephen Kakfwi[?].
		Eight languages are spoken in the Northwest Territories: the Dene[?] languages Chipewyan[?], Dogrib[?], Gwich'in[?], North Slavey[?], and South Slavey[?]; the Inuit language Inuvialuktun[?]; and English and French.
	www.artpolitic.org /infopedia/nt/NT.html (854 words)

	History (from Northwest Territories) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Throughout most of the 20th century the territories constituted more than a third of the area of Canada, and they reached almost from the eastern to the western extremities of the country across the roof of the North American continent.
		Canadian territorial flag consisting of vertical blue-white-blue stripes and the shield of the territorial coat of arms on its wide central stripe.
		History is a science—a branch of knowledge that uses specific methods and tools to achieve its goals.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=43252 (927 words)

	The Creation of a New Northwest Territories // NWT - Map & History // Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The motivation for creating two new territories in Canada's North stemmed from the people of Nunavut's desire to have their own government, one that is closer to the people and more culturally-based including the use of Inuktitut as the working language of the new government.
		Members of the 13th Legislative Assembly and Government of the Northwest Territories (1995-1999) were responsible for the overwhelming task of establishing two new territories.
		In the interim, MLAs have agreed that the name 'Northwest Territories', will continue to be used until such a time that residents are asked to vote on a new constitution or the Assembly decides to hold a vote on the name.
	www.assembly.gov.nt.ca /VisitorInfo/NWTMapandHistory/Creation.html (1201 words)

	The Lieutenant-Governor of the Northwest Territories
		The political history of the Northwest Territories is largely an account of the struggle of territorial representatives to gain responsible government (i.e.
		At first, the Northwest Territories was administered by the Lieutenant Governor of Rupert's Land and the Northwest Territories (1869) and then by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories (1870-76).
		In 1888, the Northwest Territories Act was amended and the former Council was dropped in favor of a Legislative Assembly consisting of twenty-two elected Members and three non-voting legal advisers.
	www.assembly.ab.ca /lao/library/lt-gov/nwt.htm (1174 words)

	Nt. Who is Nt? What is Nt? Where is Nt? Definition of Nt. Meaning of Nt.
		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 over 42,000.
		Quebec was also extended, in 1898, and Yukon was created in the same year to deal with the Gold Rush.
		[3] Devolution of powers to the territory is an issue in the Northwest Territories general election, 2003.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Nt (952 words)

	Canadian Leisure Product
		The Northwest Territories were inhabited by Inuit and Indian tribes long before the Europeans started looking for the elusive Northwest Passage.
		In 1870, the British government transferred control or the North-Western Territory to Canada, and the area was renamed the Northwest Territories.
		In 1898, the Yukon became a separate territory, and in 1912, the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec were enlarged so that the Northwest Territories assumed their current boundaries, divided into two districts.
	www.1stclassholidays.com /canada/gbp/can_provinces_northwest.htm (485 words)

	Northwest Territories Courts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Honourable Charles Dent, Minister of Justice, and the Honourable Justice J.E. Richard, Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories are pleased to announce that on Friday, December 3, 2004, the NWT Court Library was renamed the M.M. de Weerdt Law Library.
		Justice de Weerdt practiced law in the Northwest Territories from 1958 to 1971, before serving as a Magistrate and Juvenile Court Judge from 1971 to 1973.
		He was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories in 1981 and served on that court until his transfer to the British Columbia Supreme Court in 1996.
	www.nwtcourts.ca /renaming.htm (219 words)

	Edited Hansard * 1255 * Number 111 (Official Version) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The commission was set up in 1993 with the mandate to advise the governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories, as well as Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the three parties concerned by the establishment of Nunavut.
		Under Bill C-39, the first general election for the legislative assembly of Nunavut will be held before the new territory is established on April 1, 1999 to allow the legislature to be operational as soon as the establishment occurs.
		Obviously, the transfer of certain jurisdictions from the territorial and federal governments to the new government of Nunavut is somewhat complex.
	www.parl.gc.ca /36/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/111_1998-05-28/han111_1255-e.htm (452 words)

	The working-class history of the Northwest Territories
		Hartford Web Publishing is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to release their copyright.
		The history in general of the Northwest Territories
		Delegates attending the Northwest Territories Federation of Labor (NWTFL) convention in Yellowknife April 29 adopted a resolution in support of framed-up unionist Roger Warren, currently serving a life sentence on trumped-up charges of second degree murder.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/44/index-ld.html (73 words)

	Northwest Territories - Official Symbols & Emblems
		Sleek, fast and strong, Gyrfalcons winter in the north and can be found anywhere in the Northwest Territories during that season.
		eplacing the Jack Pine as a symbol, the Tamarack, Larix laricina became the official tree of the Northwest Territories on September 9, 1999.
		It was selected as an emblem to signify the continuing wealth and prosperity of the territory as it forges into the future.
	www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/embNWT.htm (257 words)

	Untitled Document
		The Northwest Territories Archives will acquire records of significant historical value to organizations or individuals who have played a role in the development of the Northwest Territories.
		The ability of a community in the Northwest Territories to keep records of local or regional significance in a suitable repository open for public access will be a major factor in acquisition decisions.
		The Territorial Archivist may, for the purposes of conservation or exhibition, approve the temporary removal of accessioned non-government records from the Northwest Territories Archives.
	pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca /policy/archivesguidelines.htm (667 words)

	Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs - Government of the Northwest Territories
		Speaker, this Agreement-in-Principle is the first stand-alone self-government agreement in the history of the Northwest Territories.
		Speaker, I would also note that we continue to progress with negotiations at the Akaitcho and Northwest Territory Metis Nation negotiations and I hope to be able to report on similar achievements at these tables in future.
		On behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories, I would like to congratulate everyone involved in these negotiations from all parties.
	www.gov.nt.ca /MAA/newsreleases/doc_min_leg_statement.htm (713 words)

	C. E. Whitehead's TeacherWeb People of the North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Nunavut is no longer part of the Northwest Territories; to the east and Northeast of the Territories, it became a separate province in 1999; its population is largely Inuit)
		The Inuvialuit live along the Northern coast of the Northwest Territories, and on Victoria Island, to the North.
		Because wood was plentiful in the Northwest Territories, and available to the Inuvialuit, the frames for these houses were constructed of wood (that is, the sod blocks were supported by wooden planks), while frames for Inuit houses--to the east, in what is now Nunavut--were constructed of whalebone.
	teacherweb.com /FL/Cocoa/CEWhitehead/hf4.stm (3103 words)

	NorthWest Territory, Canada ..... explorers galore!
		At some time or other in its history, the Northwest Territories have included all of Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Yukon, and most of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.
		This means that each member is free to vote as he/she wishes on any issue and approval of each issue requires agreement by a majority of members.It lacks jurisdiction over land and resource administration, including control over the pace and scale of resource development, and subsurface and water rights.
		This territory was always a part of Canada and continues to change its dimensions and impact on the rest of the country.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/Atrium/4832/nwt.html (1352 words)

	Northwest Territories: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Reliving the past 'Trail of History' re-enactors to demonstrate pioneer life as it was in the former Northwest Territory.(Neighbor) (Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL))
		Arctic revolution: social change in the Northwest Territories 1935-1994.
		Writing the Pacific Northwest into Canadian and U.S. Catholic history: geography, demographics, and regional religion.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0860048.html (468 words)

	Northwest Territories Maps - Karten, Atlas, Straßenkarten
		Northwest Exposures: A Geologic Study of the Northwest
		The treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories: Including the negotiations on which they were based, and other information relating thereto
		Images of justice: A legal history of the Northwest Territories as traced through the Yellowknife courthouse collection of Inuit sculpture
	www.travelworldonline.de /northwestterritoriesmaps.html (154 words)

	Canada - Canadian Tourism Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The wildlife in the Northwest Territories is spectacular!
		Canada's Northwest Territories have been a setting for millennia of aboriginal and modern history, and the best way to experience it is to tour one of the fascinating small communities with a local guide.
		Northwest Territories is filled with land that you can reveal.
	www.travelcanada.ca /tc_redesign/app/en/us/destinations.do?provinceId=7&catId=115 (149 words)

	Canadian History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This site brings together a "vast array of multimedia resources celebrating Canada's history and culture, its landscapes, technology, scientific discoveries, and Aboriginal communities." Many of the projects tend to be exhibits.
		Documents, images and oral histories dealing with the Shingwauk school, a residential school for native children in Sault Ste.
		Small collection of photographs of the northwest from the Washington State Historical Society with brief annotations.
	www.lib.washington.edu /subject/History/tm/canada.html (1045 words)

	Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Northwest Territories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Northwest Territories Archives Info on their holdings, research services and reference books.
		Northwest Territories GenWeb The Northwest Territories page of the Canadian GenWeb Project.
		Arctic Circle: History and Culture Seeking the Past: An Archaeological Journey, Arctic Exploration - Euro-American portrayals, indigenous views, ethnographic portraits, Arctic Circle Museum of Art, Photography and Anthropology.
	www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/northwest-territories.html (157 words)

	The Trail of Tears - Cherokee Indians forcibly removed from North Georgia
		Hollywood has left the impression that the great Indian wars came in the Old West during the late 1800's, a period that many think of simplistically as the "cowboy and Indian" days.
		In one of the saddest episodes of our brief history, men, women, and children were taken from their land, herded into makeshift forts with minimal facilities and food, then forced to march a thousand miles(Some made part of the trip by boat in equally horrible conditions).
		Poet Abe "Del" Jones masterpiece, "The Neverending Trail" captures the sorrow of the Cherokee before and during "The Trail of Tears".
	ngeorgia.com /history/nghisttt.html (1209 words)

	Link-O-Mania - Northwest Territories, Nunavut & the Yukon
		The beautiful 1901 neo-classical Old Territorial Administration Building harbours the Dawson City Museum, the largest historical collection in the Yukon Territory.
		The Territorial Court can also be found here, in a restored courtroom which has served Yukon justice for nearly 100 years.
		Links and resources for researching your family history in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
	link-o-mania.com /main/nwt.htm (269 words)

	Canadian Provinces and Territories
		The major difference between a Canadian province and a Canadian territory is that a province is a creation of the Constitution Act (17 April 1982), while a territory is created by federal law.
		NWT Archives-PWNHC history Arctic history Acquisition and preservation of records that documemnt the history of the NWT.
		Dedicated to preserving arctic history, the history and culture of the Dene, Inuvialuit, Metis, and non aboriginal peoples of the NWT.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/countries_canada.htm (1129 words)

	Jesse Stuart Foundation
		Short Description: History of the Northwest Territories and the Louisiana Purchase during the first half of the 19th century as he relates the dramatic events presaging and composing the Black Hawk War of 1832.
		Short Description: The story traces the settling of the Illinois region from 1763 to 1816 and focuses on the “gateway to empire”—the Chicago Portage, a vital link between the East and the untapped riches of the West.
		Short Description: History of the Northwest Territories and the Louisiana Purchase during the first half of the 19th century as Eckert relates the dramatic events presaging and composing the Black Hawk War of 1832.
	www.jsfbooks.com /newreleases.asp (221 words)

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