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The series consists of records relating to the community and public relations work of the Western Constitutional Forum, including community meetings, press releases, newsletters, Education Week activities, slide presentations, plebiscite campaign, Name the Territory contest, and news clippings.

The series consists of records relating to projects undertaken by the Metis Heritage Association and heritage projects undertaken by the Metis Association prior to the establishment of the Metis Heritage Association in 1988. The records include funding proposals and financial records, briefing notes, work plans, correspondence, contracts and agreements, workshop materials, oral histories and transcripts, gathered historical information and photographs, family trees, book drafts and final versions, historic site database entries and photographs, and project reports. The records were assembled from several accessions and have been arranged by the Archivist by project.

The series is divided into seven sub-series by project: Archives Research Project, Oral History Projects, History Book Volume II Project, Metis History Project, Michif Projects, Tulu Projects, and Miscellaneous Proposals and Projects

This series consists of records relating to projects undertaken by the Metis Association and Metis Nation and areas of interest and involvement, including the Metis History Project, Norman Wells Project (Community and Social Development Projects), oil exploration in the Beaufort Sea, Bill C-31 (reinstatement of Indian status), land claims, Metis Elders Workshop, Northern Contaminants Program, Youth Environmental Corps, and the Tulu Projects. The records include research materials, correspondence, briefing notes, financial records, reports, press releases, meeting minutes and motions, funding proposals, agreements, survey responses, work plans, applications, presentations and speaking notes, position and discussion papers, community acceptance vote forms, voter lists, and results, curriculum materials, job descriptions, participant forms and feedback, maps, and photographs.

Project records have been assembled by the Archivist and arranged in approximately chronological order by project. Some of the projects might have originally been classified under the central filing system and additional records may be found in the central filing system records sets within the Administration series.

This series consists of photographic prints, mostly collected by Stuart Hodgson during his tenure as Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. They document many facets of his time in the north as Commissioner, including gala events, formal dinners, and balls, the Arctic Winter Games, visits of political and Royal dignitaries, touring the communities of the Northwest Territories, Council sittings, working with cairns during the Franklin Probe expeditions, accepting his honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary, his investiture to the Order of Canada, his Outstanding Achievement in Public Service award, as well as his time with the NWT Council and subsequent Legislative Assembly, opening ceremonies for the Arthur Laing building and the Stuart M. Hodgson building, and the Caribou Carnival. Also included are two photographs of a proposed model of the Museum of the North (later the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre). The textual records consist of photocopies of album covers as well as correspondence and ephemera that accompanied the photographs.

This series consists of 47 cm of textual records and 6 photographs. Records include documentation of interaction between the NWT Scout Council and regional councils and local scout groups; membership census records and group charters; RCMP returns detailing scouting activity in the communities; and photographs of local groupmeetings.

The series includes three sets of documents filed by region, one dating to theearly 1970s, one to the late 1970s, and one to the 1990s, as well as other files containing materials documenting communication between the NWT Council and its subordinate groups. Records in these files include correspondence, field visit reports, and regional and local meeting minutes and publications.

Coordinating registration was a major function of the territorial council. The NWT Council received both individual and group membership applications, maintained lists of members, and reported on membership to the national council. The bulk of the membership records have been returned to the donor due to privacy concerns. This series includes registration statistics for 1965-1971, 1975-1985, and sporadically through the 1990s, as well as group charter applications for 1993-2001. Membership census numbers for some years were published in the annual report or in the Boreas newsletter.

In addition to communicating directly with local groups, the Boy Scouts received regular reports from the RCMP on Scouting activities in Northern communities. This series includes a set of RCMP returns from the late 1970s, filed by community, aswell as several files containing returns from earlier and later dates.

The photographs include group portraits of Scouts and Venturers in Chesterfield Inlet in 1969 and candid shots of Cubs and Beavers at a 1977 "swimup" ceremony in Pine Point.

This series consists of 25 cm of textual records and 38 photographs. Records include correspondence and reports related to service projects, badges, NWT jamborees, cuborees, regional camps and trips, and interaction between scout groups inside and outside the NWT, as well as photographs of service projects and camps.

The NWT Scout Council organized a territory-wide service project in 1973, Operation Yuuch, which encouraged scout groups to clean up buildings or locations in their communities. The series also includes some correspondence related to Canada-wide service projects and some records related to local service projects undertaken by Yellowknife groups.

In 1964 the national council's Arctic and Northern Scouting Committee created a set of Northern badges aimed at teaching Scouts aspects of life and outdoorsmanship in the North; these badges were maintained and updated by the NWT Council. This series includes a small amount of correspondence related to Northern badges and alterations to badge requirements to make them more relevant for Northern Scouts.

The NWT Council organized three NWT jamborees, in 1973, 1978, and 1982, and one NWT and Nunavut Cuboree in 2001. The series includes planning materials, correspondence, financial statements, and handbooks for these events. The NWT Council also organized two expeditions in Baffin National Park, called Adventure Auyuittuq, in 1976 and 1979; the series includes a bulletin and promotional letter regarding these trips. In addition, there is correspondence regarding camps and trips undertaken by local groups.

The NWT Council also helped to coordinate interactions between NWT scout groups and scout groups outside the NWT, including twinning between NWT and outside scout groups, NWT participation in national and international jamborees, and visits to the NWT by outside groups. The series includes a small amount of correspondence and reports related to these activities.

The photographs include images of Operation Yuuch, the Yellowknife Region's Kakisa Kuboree, and several Yellowknife region Beaver camps, as well as photographs from a report on the NWT Council's display at the 1985 Canadian Jamboree.

23 photographic slides, some of which show a Norseman plane (registration CF-OBI) and a church potentially around Chesterfield Inlet. Other images may potentially show the same community.

This series consists of records documenting the GSCI’s interaction and work with non-Gwich’in organizations, institutions, associations, commissions and working groups which are not related to GSCI’s projects. These records relate to associations and committees to which the GSCI belonged, meetings between GSCI and other organizations, collaboration and assistance provided by the GSCI and received materials from other organizations. Records in this series include correspondence; meeting and assembly materials; proposals; reports and notes; newsletters; discussion papers; reference materials; informational and governance materials of other Indigenous organizations including the Dene Cultural Institute’s five-year plan, funding materials and program materials; questionnaires and surveys; presentation materials; and slides from a meeting between GSCI and the Dene Cultural Institute in 1999.

This series consists of records documenting the GSCI’s work and interaction with the Government of Yukon. Records in this series relate to legislation, burial site workshops and guidelines, the Yukon Geographic Place Names Board and the North Yukon Planning Commission 2007. Records include correspondence, a data sharing agreement, a report and commission materials from the North Yukon Planning Commission; materials related to the consultation on the Yukon Development Assessment Process; correspondence, policy materials, workshop materials and audio or video recordings from the First National Burial Sites Workshop in Whitehorse in 1998; Yukon Geographic Place Names Board annual reports; Yukon Native Language Centre Activities Report; a copy of the Yukon Historical Resources Act and annual report; a brochure for the Achievement Culture Environment Service Wilderness Program; a 2006 Yukon Palaeontology Program Calendar; and posters.

This series consists of records of the GSCI’s work in documenting, recognizing and protecting Gwich’in burial sites. Records in this series relate to the Tsiigehtchic Graveyard Mapping Project 2005-2008, Burial site signage along the Dempster Highway and the GTC Gwich’in Burial Site Guidelines. Records include correspondence; GTC Burial Site Guidelines and draft; notebook, notes and information on graves from the Tsiigehtchic Graveyard Mapping Project; and news articles.

This series consists of non-project related GSCI publications and posters and related planning materials. Records in this series include correspondence; draft texts and final copies; GSCI brochures; outlines, drafts and printed photos related to the GSCI Career Brochure; Gwich’in knowledge posters; a poster about the Dempster Highway and a poster made by GSCI for Mary Kendi’s 95th birthday.

This series consists of records related to conferences, workshops and meetings which cover Gwich’in specific topics as well as general policy, research, cultural and heritage issues. Included in this series are GSCI workshops as well as conferences, workshops and meetings of other organizations, many of which GSCI staff attended, presented at and/or were involved in organizing. Records in this series include: correspondence; conference, workshop and meeting materials, minutes, notes and reports; GSCI presentation materials; informational materials; and video of the Gwich’in Elder’s Sessions at the Wisdom Engaged Conference in 2015.

This series documents the first four decades of J.I. Glick's life, before he and Sadie Glick moved to Yellowknife. Records relate to his involvement in the mining and fur trade in Ontario, his trials and incarceration, correspondence, World War II service records, return to civilian life and preparation to move to Yellowknife.

Series contains records from OutNorth's activities and services, including event promotion, advocacy to government and within schools, membership recruitment and management, and phone line operation. Also included is a small newsclipping collection maintained by the OutNorth.

Series contains two versions of OutNorth's websites, the 'old site' from 2002 (http://www.gaycanada.com/outnorth/) and the 'new site' from 2004 (http://www.outnorth.nt.ca/).

The series consists of photographs documenting Tim Garrish’s time as a bush pilot, primarily from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. Many of the photographs are aerial shots of various locations in the NWT, including Nahanni National Park and the Mackenzie Mountains. Also widely represented are many types of aircraft (airplanes), the community of Fort Simpson, the Mackenzie River, and fire suppression work (forest fire fighting).

This series consists of records relating to Arthur Boutlier's education at and work before moving to the Northwest Territories, including drawings, maps, photographs, and other planning documents. The records cover his time at the Nova Scotia Technical School of Architecture, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, work for architectural and urban design firms in the United States, and work for Parks Canada, particularly in Gros Morne National Park. The records were arranged by the creator into categories: architecture, urban design, environmental analysis synthesis, site planning, new communities, national park planning, and research in synergystics and sociobiology. The record provide context to and inform the creator's approach to land use planning in the Northwest Territories.

This series consists of records relating to land use planning and management, which was a key part of Arthur Boutilier's professional life. The records include copies of The Lancaster Sound Regional Land Use Plan, Keewatin Regional Land Use Plan, Bathurst Caribou Management Plan Draft 1, The Water Heart: Summary of the May 2005 Management Plan for Great Bear Lake and Its Watershed, Deh Cho Land Use Planning Committee - Negotiations + Planning Process Schedule Map, and A Brief History of Land Use Planning in the NWT, as well as supporting thought diagrams, posters, and maps used in the land use planning process.

This series consists of records relating to photography, including related articles, exhibit text and information, and slides and digital photographs taken by Arthur Boutilier. Slides date from 1976-2003 and include topics and locations such as the Torngat and Mealy Mountains, Nunavut land use planning, and Yellowknife. Digital photographs date from ca. 2014-2022 and are grouped into Events, People, and Places.