Copyright/Terms of Use

Records of the NWT Archives (including but not limited to text, audio, photographs, and moving images) may be downloaded or copied for the purpose of personal research.

The NWT Archives hold records in trust for the citizens of the Northwest Territories. The NWT Archives expects patrons to demonstrate appropriate respect for both the records and the creators of these historical documents. Such respect includes appropriate crediting of the source, respecting all copyright concerns and acknowledgement of any substantial editing or altering of records.

All images and documents must be credited to their unique NWT Archives collection (e.g., Busse/NWT Archives/N-1979-052: 1234). Images reproduced on web pages should be limited to a resolution of 72 dpi and image files should not be re-named.

It is understood that all copies supplied by the NWT Archives are for the purposes of personal research. It is the responsibility of the recipient to ascertain and respect any copyright restrictions that may apply. The NWT Archives is in no way responsible for any copyright violations.