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This accession consists of a film entitled "Prohibition in the North," a coproduction of the Government of the Northwest Territories' Department of Information and ACCESS. Directed by Peter Crass, the film outlines different systems of liquor control (prohibition, rationing and local control) in four different communities.

The records are from the Central Registry file system and contain files from the following program areas: Director's Monthly Meetings (11 block) and the Directorate (13 block).

Included are images of communities; buildings; indigenous animals; landmarks; Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line sites; people; special events; Anglican and Catholic Missions; schools; Dene and Inuit involved in traditional activities; and landscapes. The images would have been used in government publications and displays.

These files were from the Central Registry and were from the following Central Registry blocks: Policy (11-000) which contains files about departmental and territorial policy and directives; Settlements (11-004) contains files on Rae, Port Burwell, Iqaluit and Fort Smith; Tours (11-005) contains files on the Commissioner's Tours of the Arctic; Publications (11-006) contains copies of the GNWT publication 'H.Q. Bulletin' and Communications (11-012) contains files relating to the development of community broadcast stations in the north.

Records include photographs documenting activities at the 1978 Arctic Winter Games held in Hay River. Many of the images show dignitaries, opening or closing ceremonies, sporting events and other social events.

Records consists of brochures on varied topics such as translation services, the NWT visual identity program, regional information (mostly the Keewatin region) and 6 years of weekly Territorial bulletins (incomplete run).

One series of 10 posters is titled "Northern Legacy" and includes scenic images of the Northwest Territories, wildlife and northern residents. A second series of 5 posters is titled "Arctic Wildlife." The images depicted include both the Arctic and Sub-Arctic regions of the Northwest Territories.

Accession consists of an Analysis of the Dene Language Information Review, as well as Dene Traditional Life Series and Inuit Traditional Life Series.