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    229 Archival description results for Human settlements

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    N-2000-012 · Accession · [1959?]-1976

    Photographs depict people, places, and events which took place in Fort Good Hope from 1959-1976. Most of the photographs depict church functions, including the interior/exterior of the church, murals, the altar, communions, weddings, funerals, and baptisms/christenings. Photographs also depict the Mackenzie River and the ramparts, barges and freight, wildlife, aerial photographs, seasonal camps, hauling wood, traditional garments and gloves, school photographs, and construction projects.

    N-2008-015 · Accession · [1920-1940?]

    The textual records recount the story of "Jim Wilkie's [Jim Wolki?] Dangerous Journey" from Walker Bay Post to Letty Harbour. The photographs depict communities such as Aklavik, and Tsiigehtchic (Arctic Red River), boats and bush planes and trading posts. The two maps detail the journey.

    John Wyss collection
    N-2000-003 · Accession · [1950-1969]

    Textual records consist of a copy of an adoption order, a baptism certificate, and newspaper clipping of the Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Yellowknife in 1956. The photographs are of the Wyss family and their home in Yellowknife; in addition there are images of Jock McNiven, a women's curling team, Con Hydro and Negus Mine.

    Wyss, John
    N-2005-013 · Accession · [1957-1961]

    The photographs consist of assorted images around the Tuktoyaktuk area, including images of the DEW Line site there, notably Bar 3 and Bar D; three photographs of dogsled teams at Atkinson Point; the Hudson’s Bay Company building at Tuktoyaktuk; two pictures of the boat “Margaret” with Mike Shopik and a partially-identified man called Larry; a photograph of the Raddi family (David, Lucy, Sarah, Bonny, Alan, and Danny); a colour negative of a boy with a dog; a colour negative of two men posing on the ice; a photograph of a man on the ice holding a fishing net; and the cover of a Christmas greeting card that shows a group of children and the words Krismame Kruviasugitse (likely ”Merry Christmas”) in what is likely Inuvialuktun.

    Leslie, John K.
    N-2007-012 · Accession · 1959

    Records include photographs taken by Monica MacDonald while she was a school teacher living in Fort Good Hope in 1959. The images depict daily life in the community in the springtime, showing housing and children at play. A number of the images show an aerial view of the community and surrounding scenery as seen from a helicopter.

    MacDonald, Monica
    Bunting, William B.
    N-1995-017 · Accession · 1943

    Records include photographs of Yellowknife. Included are shots of the Wildcat Café, Canadian Pacific Airlines terminal building, and Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines Ltd.

    Bunting William B.
    N-2013-013 · Accession · 1920?-1951

    The photographs were originally housed in an album. Most of the prints have no accompanying information such as dates or identifications. The album contains images of mines and mining camps, fishing, hunting, fur trading, dog sledding, the Largent family and the city of Yellowknife. Most of the photographs were likely taken in the 1940's.

    The cover page of the album reads: "This album was put together by Bill Largent. Bill spent from 1920 to 1951 in the Yellowknife and Hay River area. His parents were fur traders or supplied trading posts in these areas. Bill passed away in Nanaimo in 1981, July 25th."

    Largent, Bill

    The records document the (Tlicho) Dogrib Caribou Skin Lodge Project, which began in 1997 and was completed in 2000. The 73 slides are dated June 18, 1998 and document a Feeding the Fire ceremony that celebrated the return of Bear Lake Chief's Caribou Skin Lodge from the University of Iowa. The ceremony took place at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. The images depict drumming, hand games, and the exhibit at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. In addition, there are electronic records in MS Word and Excel related to the project and the trip Tom Andrews, Archaeologist at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, took to Iowa and to the Smithsonian Institute. The remaining records document the construction of two replica lodges for display and educational purposes. This part of the project was completed in partnership with the Dogrib Community Services Board, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and Dogrib Treaty 11 Council. The are also electronic records in MS Word and Excel containing videotape logs and interview transcripts, as well as approximately 379 digital images documenting the Dogrib Caribou Skin Lodge Project. The audio material consists of the narration for the video by Margaret Mackenzie. The remaining video and textual records consist of hard copies of the video narration script, video voice over scripts with annotations, transcripts of videotaped interviews with Adele Wedawin, Bernadette Williah, Edward and Melanie Weyallon and Joe and Mary Champlain, video logs for reels 1 through 30 which includes a description of the content of each reel, a web page transcript of the project, basic program layout for the Skin Tent Program, a script outline for the project and an overview of the Dogrib Caribou Skin Lodge Project. The video material consists of 30 Betacam copies of raw footage of the Dogrib Caribou Skin Lodge project, one Betacam master and two VHS copies entitled "The Dogrib Caribou Skin Lodge," two VHS copies entitled "Return of the Tent" from the University of Iowa Natural History Museum, a VHS tape containing footage of a tipi ceremony that took place at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in September 1997, three VHS tapes containing unedited footage of the outdoor ceremony for the Dogrib Caribou Skin Lodge and an interview with Tom Andrews about the project, a VHS tape from the University of Iowa entitled 1996 Powwow, a VHS tape of the program No Name Youth Show from October 19, 1998, produced by TVNC, containing footage from the tipi ceremony and one Betacam tape marked 'tea dance.'

    Northwest Territories. Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Culture, Heritage and Languages division. Archaeology section
    Beaver Creek Pictures
    N-1992-249 · Accession · 1992

    The videocassette consists of "The City of Yellowknife", part of the series "Sketches of Our Town." The video, hosted and narrated by Harvey Kirck, was filmed in the fall of 1991. It depicts Yellowknife past and present, and includes archival material, and interviews with residents Michael Borden, Dave Lovell, Barb Cameron, Walt Humphries and pilot Jim McAvoy.
    You can watch a version of this film on https://youtu.be/dqD_lZn5iZM , as hosted by BeaverCreekProductions.

    N-2003-003 · Accession · [1950-197-?]

    Records include photographs of Fort Resolution, Dettah, Ndilo, Lutselk'e and Camp Antler. The photos from Lutselk'e show the church, airport, scenery, barges, Peter Mercredi, summer camps, a wedding ceremony and communion ceremony. The images from Camp Antler show children and camping activities. The images from Detah and Ndilo include a winter picnic, snowmobiling, a house on Latham Island, wedding party, and views of the community. The remaining images are of Fort Resolution and include the mission sawmill, aerial views of the community, a bombardier, as well as the identified people from the following families: Fabeau, Beaulieu, Delorme, Marrec, McPherson, Lafferty, Sayine, Mandeville, Lisette, McKay, Erasmus, Lawrence, Balsillie, King, Schaeffer, Dow, Vuka, Michel and Edjericon.

    Marrec, Roger
    G-2013-053 · Accession · 1969-1990
    Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

    The records were transferred to the Executive from offices in Norman Wells and Cambridge Bay circa 1999. The majority of the records pertain to Baffin Regional Council and date from 1969-1990. Records include chronos from the office of the regional director, executive files from the Council and NWT and Regional Housing Corporation files. Also included are monthly reports from the Field Services Offices of the communities comprising the region, including Igloolik, Arctic Bay, and Cape Dorset.

    G-1999-061 · Accession · 1984-1987
    Part of Northwest Territories. Legislative Assembly fonds

    Records consist of Bills, Budget Address, Committee Motions, Motions, Petitions, Questions, Return to Questions, Votes and Proceedings summaries, Tabled Documents, Hansard and the verbatim transcripts of community hearings of the Special Committee on Housing. They were produced by the 10th Legislative Assembly, 1st through 9th Sessions.

    G-1992-008 · Accession · 1971-1973
    Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

    Records consist of 2 reports, entitled "Report on Port Burwell" and "Kennuayuak Association." The "Kennuayuak Association" report was compiled by R.S. Pilot, then Regional Director, Frobisher Bay (Iqaluit) and was addressed to NWT Commissioner Stuart Hodgson. It also contains minutes of a meeting held between local government officials and Inuit on June 11, 1971. The "Report on Port Burwell," compiled by the Committee on Port Burwell, refers to the future of the community.

    G-2005-012 · Accession · 1983-1993
    Part of Northwest Territories. Legislative Assembly fonds

    Records include material related to the opening of the Legislative Assembly building in 1993, such as speeches, planning committee files, correspondence, and invitations. The bulk of the records include correspondence, briefing notes and community transcripts from meetings or hearings held by the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Special Committee on Housing and Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions.

    Northwest Territories. Legislative Assembly. Corporate Services division

    Records include policy files, reports and studies, correspondence, and case files related to tourism, co-ops, arts and crafts, community stores and other business, and loan programs. The files were held by the Central Registry and include some records created by the department's predecessors, including the Department of Economic Development, the Department of Industry and Development, and records from the federal government.

    N-2002-038 · Accession · [1990]

    Records are comprised of an oral history research project entitled "Ulukhaqtuurmiut History: History and Development of the Holman Region, N.W.T." Richard G. Condon undertook the project with the assistance of Julia Ogina. The research project and resulting report documents the history of the Holman Region based on extensive archival research and oral history interviews with elders.

    Tuktoyaktuk Photo: HBC store
    N-1999-063 · Accession · [1969]

    This accession consists of one black and white photograph of Northern Store (HBC) in Tuktoyaktuk (ca. 1969)

    Reimann, Gerhard
    N-1992-185 · Accession · [1960?]

    This accession consists of three black and white photographs taken by Gerhard Reimann; a view of Back Bay area (:0001), and two different aerial views of Yellowknife (:0002 and :0003).

    Reimann, Gerhard
    N-2015-006 · Accession · 1930-1945

    Records include photographs featuring residents and activities in Fort Norman (Tulita) and Fort Smith in the early 1930s.

    Howell, Richard E.
    Pine Point Proclamation
    N-1999-022 · Accession · April 1, 1974

    Records are comprised of a proclamation published on the occasion of changing the status of Pine Point, Northwest Territories, from a village to a town.