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1969-1971 (Creation)
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- Northwest Territories. Centennial Centre (1969-1971)
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ca. 2 m of textual material
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Administrative history
The Centennial Centre was established in February 1969 to help coordinate the celebration of 1970 as the centennial year of the Northwest Territories. In January 1969, the Council of the Northwest Territories approved the celebration of 1970 as the centennial of the Northwest Territories. A Centennial Planning Conference was held in February 1969 at which time delegates from across the Northwest Territories supported the primacy of the notion of community driven initiatives. Plans for local community events, Inter-Community and Territorial events were developed. The Centennial Centre, lead by E.A. Ballantyne as the Director General of Centennial was tasked with assisting with the planning and coordination of these events as well as managing and dispersing resources allocated by the Federal and Territorial Governments. The Centennial Centre also took the lead on territorial initiatives such the Centennial Newsletter, the Centennial Calendar, The Centennial Medallion, The Centennial Map and the Centennial Ball.
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This fonds consists of approximately 2 meters of text from the Centennial Centre. The bulk of the material, dated from 1969 to 1971, was part of the Central Registry system (19 Block). The records include materials related to community directed activities and central initiatives such as the Centennial Newsletter, Centennial Medallion, Centennial Ball, Centennial Map and three "First Day Covers" consisting of stamped envelopes regarding the Centennial Eastern Dog Sled Mail Run in April 1970. The stamps are post marked Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet and Inuvik. . The remaining material consists of files relating to the Centennial Conference, an interim report regarding Centennial Activities, Centennial Programs, and Briefing Notes concerning the planning of activities and copies of Centennial newsletters and a schedule of events.
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Access restricted under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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Finding aids
Finding aid available for G-1999-016.
Associated materials
Other materials related to the Centennial activities can be found in the records of the Commissioner's Office (Fonds 321) and in accession G-1979-507 and N-1979-047.
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Copyright held by the GNWT.