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G-1988-010 · Accession · 1984-1986
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources fonds

"Koukdjuak Crossing: Caribou Tagging on Baffin Island" was produced in 1984 and is 18 minutes long. It explains the caribou-tagging program, as it existed on Baffin Island up to that date. The film shows Paul Kraft and crew ear-tagging caribou on the Koukdjuak River, and then explains how this has contributed to knowledge of caribou movements on south Baffin. This film is available in English (:0001) and Inuktitut (:0002). "To Have Forever: Hunting the Bathurst Caribou Herd" was produced in 1986 and is 26 minutes long. This film shows the importance of the Bathurst herd to three different cultures: Inuit, Dene and non-natives. Hunters are shown in summer, fall and winter, and different meat handling techniques are compared and contrasted. This film is available in English (:0003) and Innuiaqtun (:0004). The Innuiaqtun version is available on VHS videocassette only.

Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources. Conservation Education and Resource Development division
G-1999-095 · Accession · 1928-1991
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services fonds

The textual material dates from 1978-1988 and consists of Exhibit Storyline and Exhibit Content Plans for the North and South Galleries at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. In addition, there are Exhibit scripts for Chapters in Our History, The North before People, Greenland Kayak Exhibit, Dene Women's Art Exhibit and the traveling exhibit about "The Land." The textual material also includes two Pilot's Log Books from 1928 and 1946 that belonged to Walter James Beaumont. The sound recordings contain interviews with J. Davids and H. Hollick-Kenyon, Denny May, Cam Jordheim and Mark Dodd. The content of the material focuses on aviation in the north, bush pilots, and Wop May. It is likely that this material was used in developing the aviation exhibit at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. The 2 videocassettes are in Umatic or Betacam formats and consist master copies of "Trapline Lifeline" and "Wings of Change." "Trapline Lifeline" was a traveling exhibit that examined the history and modern-day realities of fur trapping. The exhibit contained an audio-visual section that included video footage of interviews with trappers and an overview of life in northern communities. "Wings of Change" is the video component from the aviation gallery at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

G-1999-095: 0001 · Item · August 11, 1989
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services fonds

Video component from the travelling exhibit "Trapline Lifeline." This exhibit travelled between 1988-1993 to 18 venues across Canada. The exhibit examined the history and modern-day realities of fur trapping. The moving images that were used to produce the video were filmed between 1987-1988 in various locations in the Northwest Territories, including locations such as the Mackenzie Mountains, Deline and Kugluktuk. The video includes interviews with trappers, Elders, and Renewable Resource officers including Neil Colin, Paul Wright, Elizabeth Yakeleya, George Pellisey, and Dave Brackett. The video aims to provide overview of life in northern communities. Gary Milligan and Bill Stewart were responsible for the production of the video. This version of the film is the English/French subtitle master and includes two repetitions of the video with different subtitles each time.

G-1999-095: 0002 · Item · May 31, 1991
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services fonds

Long version of the video component used in the Aviation Gallery at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. The video was created by Operation Fox Moth, written, directed and produced by Sandra Dolan and Gary Milligan, and edited by Gary Milligan. The video includes interviews with John Argue, Gerry Avery, Eleanor Bran, Punch Dickins, Mark Dodd, Naki Echo, Robert Engle, Celestin Erkidjuk, Dana Ferguson, Lois Hill, John Jamieson, Johnny Lennie, David Lovell, Stan MacMillan, Nick Marach, David Metcalfe, Malaya Nakashuk, Bob O’Connor, Abe Ookpik, John Parker, Marvin Robinson, Fred Russell, Gerry Stang, Rex Terpening, Cecile Tourangeau, John Vertes, Max Ward, Warren Wright, and Gilles Mousseau, conducted by Sandra Dolan and Wally Wolfe. The video was narrated by Grant Hinchey, with camera work by Jeff Pitre, Gary Milligan, and Chris Gargus and sound by Jeff Pitre, Terry Woolf, and Chris Gargus.

The recordings contain three programs including "MLA", (item :0001), which examines people's expectations and attitudes toward government, and explains the election process as well as the workings of the Legislative Assembly; "Home Maintenance--N.W.T.H.C.", (item :0002), and "Home Maintenance--C.M.H.C.", (item :0002), uses interviews to provide information on GNWT and federal government home repair programs.

Northwest Territories. Department of Culture and Communications. Language Bureau
G-1992-044 · Accession · [1970?-1986?]
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Culture and Communications fonds

Many of the sound recordings are poorly identified. Sound recordings include soundtracks for films, interviews, special effect sounds, Inuit throat singing, and government programs such as the series entitled "Behind Closed Doors - A Series on Spousal Assault in the Northwest Territories" and "So You Want to Start Your Own Business". The moving images include copies of: "You Can't Grow Potatoes Up There"; "Koukdjuak Crossing: Caribou Tagging on Baffin Island"; "Bathurst Inlet Caribou" (may also be titled: "To Have Forever: Hunting the Bathurst Caribou Herd"); "Nikko Island", "Wood Bison"; "Kellett's Storehouse"; "Yellowknife"; "Caribou"; "Heritage Centre Spots"; "Kissiliriyeet"; "Gordon Lake"; "Decisions"; "Future"; and "Anik Info Spots" (air prints). The helical scan videos consists of a Keewatin Economic Development Conference and the film "Hire North".

Northwest Territories. Department of Culture and Communications. Radio and Television Services division
G-2002-017 · Accession · 1983-1987
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Culture and Communications fonds

There are five copies (VHS and Betamax) entitled "Drum Lake-Archaeology", (original number A1176015) which was produced by the Archaeology Section of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and Radio and Television Services (Department of Culture and Communications). These records are available in Tlicho with English subtitles (2 copies), Slavey and English. In addition, there is a Beta copy of "The Last Mooseskin Boat" in Slavey and two VHS copies of the video "Where Time Began" in Inuvialuktun and Gwich'in. "Where Time Began" was produced by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Northwest Territories. Department of Culture and Communications. Museums and Heritage division
Rivers of Faith

This accession consists of one Betamax videocassette entitled "Rivers of Faith" produced by Pido Production Ltd. with the Department of Culture and Communications, GNWT. The 33 minute video documents Pope John Paul's visit to Fort Simpson in 1987.

Northwest Territories. Department of Culture and Communications (1985-1992)
Rivers of Faith

One videocassette entitled "Rivers of Faith." The video documents Pope John Paul II's visit to the Fort Simpson, NWT in 1987. The videocassette is 33 minutes in length and was produced by Pido Productions Ltd. and the Department of Culture and Communications. It was produced by Bill Stewart and Sandra Dolan and directed by Sydney Suissa. Gary Milligan and Jean Francois Pitre operated the cameras, and Bill Stewart and Chris Rodgers recorded sound. The film was narrated by William Greenland and edited by Gary Milligan.

G-2007-058 · Accession · 1972
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Education fonds

Records include video of the opening of the Chief Jimmy Bruneau School in Edzo in 1972. The moving images are black and white and have a soundtrack. Featured in the production are Chief Jimmy Bruneau, Jean Chretien, then Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, Commissioner Stuart Hodgson, Deputy Commissioner John Parker, Superintendent of Education B.C. Gillie, and Member of Parliament Bud Orange.

The records date from 1968-2005 and include meeting minutes from the Community Planning division, Lands division, Surveys and Mapping division, and the Senior Management Committee (SMC). Other records related to Municipal Operations include land claims records, the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, the Community Transfer Initiative, Association of Municipalities, some general administration files from the regional offices, and policy updates. Lands division records include reports and recommendations on land information management, legal ownership of land and roadways, and granular material studies from various regions. Surveys and Mapping division records include flood risk records, records of the NWT Mapping Liaison Committee, and records related to remote sensing. The 7 videocassettes (VHS and Betamax) are of items produced by or for the Department.

Northwest Territories. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Lands division