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Records consist of the Tlicho Constitution, a 39-page booklet describing the political workings of the Tlicho (Dogrib) people. The second item is 'Recognition Day: Effective Date for the Tlicho Government'. The final item is a schedule of events for the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council and Tlicho Government Annual Gathering.

This accession consists of one colour photograph of Father Rene Fumoleau, O.M.I. having an x-ray taken at Fort Good Hope.

Records include photographs relating to water, sanitation, infrastructure, construction and engineering projects in the Northwest Territories. The primary photographer was James Cameron, a engineer who worked on various projects across the North. Featured communities include Aklavik, Tsiigehtchic, Enterprise, Edzo, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Fort Smith, Hay River, the Hay River Reserve, Uluhaktok, Inuvik, Kakisa, Whati, Norman Wells, Paulatuk, Pine Point, Rae, Gameti, Wekweti, Trout Lake, Tuktoyaktuk and Yellowknife. The colour slides, identified by community, have short captions on their respective slide mounts.

Records include photographs of students and student life at Akaitcho Hall in Yellowknife. Photographs date from 1960-2001 and include class photographs, individual portraits of students, basketball teams, the cafeteria and special events such as graduation and a visit from Prime Minister Trudeau in 1968. There is one photograph of the Akaitcho Hall reunion team that was taken in 2001.

This accession consists of the production "Great Slave Lake". The video was produced by Good Earth Productions Inc. in 2004.

The textual records consist of a membership card and blank letterhead from the Tuktoyaktuk Broadcasting Association which operated CFCT Tuktoyaktuk Radio Station. The sound recording is of the radio log for one day of programming (date unknown).

Records are comprised of 'Franklin's Echo' and 'Echo' yearbooks, created by Sir John Franklin High School students in Yellowknife, dating from 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971-72, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989. The accession also includes a government document entitled 'Prospectus: Sir John Franklin and Students' Residence, Akaitcho Hall', dating from 1960. There are also several letters addressed to Mr. Jeske, a former teacher at the school, from former students, largely relating to his role as the Driver Education Instructor.

Records include photographs related to the annual Canadian Championship Dog Derby, the spring dogsledding race held in conjunction with Caribou Carnival in Yellowknife, and the Matt Murphy trophy, the prize awarded to the winner. The photographs depict sled dogs in racing scenes, fans and dogs preparing for the start of the race, a musher holding a handful of awards, and the trophy itself.

The textual records include published and unpublished texts on Slavey and Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) literacy, linguistic and translation, dating from 1959 to the 1990s. The published material is partially religious, and partially linguistic in nature. A large portion of the unpublished material consists of stories told by both Tłı̨chǫ and Slavey speakers on traditional knowledge, legends, and personal stories. The sound recordings are in Tłı̨chǫ. The cassette tapes feature Vital Thomas from 1979 to 1983 providing Tłı̨chǫ field linguistic data, and the CDs were produced between 1999 and 2001 by the Dogrib Translation Committee and feature Marie Louise Bouvier-White reading passages from the Bible in Tłı̨chǫ.

SIL linguists whose work is within this accession include: Steve Barber, Betsy Barber, Gillian Story, Victor Monus, Anita Monus, Constance Naish, William Davidson, June Davidson, Jaap Feenstra, Morina Feenstra and Herbert A. Zimmerman. Dene language consultants include: Sarah Sibbeston, Old Loman, Louis Norwegian, Gabe Sanguez, Jim Sanguez, Jimmie Cholo, Sarah Hardisty, H. Kelly, Jim Lamalice, Laura Sibbeston, Modeste Mackay, Johnny Teetso, Ted Trindell, Fred Andrew, Jimmie Bread, Sarah Lamalice, Fred Tambour, Willie Martel, William Bugghins, Johnny Mackay, Chal Yohin[?], Vital Thomas, J. Konisenta and George Matou.

Records include photographs of Mary Murphy, who was the matron nurse at the Red Cross Hospital in Yellowknife from 1947 to 1959.

Records are comprised of the original English and French bound copies of the Tlicho Agreement. This agreement constitutes a land claims and self government agreement between the Tlicho (Dogrib), the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada. Both copies were signed and dated August 25, 2003 in Rae-Edzo, Northwest Territories.

The textual records are comprised of one certificate, recording the establishment of the Council of the Order of St. John for the Northwest Territories on June 24, 1972, signed on the verso by some founding members; a 1979 Ball Programme for the NWT Council for the Order of St. John from November 24, 1979; and an oversized document describing the first animals at L.D. Livingstone's Polar Sea Dairy Farm in Aklavik. The photographs document the founding members of the NWT Council of St. John Ambulance, and the first induction of members to the Order of St. John. The sound recording is an LP record of 'Two Hands and For Ever: a new musical about Old Yellowknife', produced in 1978.

Records include photographs of people from Tulita (Fort Norman). The photographs are dated from 1933-1945 and include views of the waterfront and Anglican Church.

Records include photographs depicting the attendees of the annual meetings of Government of the Northwest Territories' foremen for 1973, 1974 and 1975. Each meeting member is identified including their position title and place of work. Employees from the communities of Enterprise, Fort Providence, Yellowknife, Pine Point, Fort Smith, Fort Simpson, Inuvik, Stagg River, Buffalo River, and Hay River are listed.

The textual records consist of a copy of a federal government report entitled 'Reference Guide to the NWT: Who's Who' and dates from 1990. The report includes profiles and contact information for prominent Northwest Territories leaders and organizations of the time. Both of the maps include handwritten annotations of Inuit placenames, in Inuktitut. The first map, of the Mackenzie Bay area, includes the far western reaches of the Northwest Territories' arctic coast region and includes portions of the Yukon and Alaska. The 1:1,000,000 scale map dates from 1956 and includes annotations near the area of Baillie Island and Cape Bathurst, near where the Anderson River meets the Beaufort Sea. The second map, of the western portion of central Victoria Island, includes the communities of Fort Collinson and Holman. The 1:500,000 scale map dates from 1963 and includes many annotations.

Records date from 1968 to 2001 and relate to the life and death of John Denison, a pioneer in the field of ice road construction in the Northwest Territories. The records include business correspondence as well as records relating to his memorial service.

This accession consists of two black and white large format photographic prints with backings: "N.W.T. Wrigley 1952. Laundry day with gasoline washer"; and, "N.W.T. Aklavik 1952. Bath Day at All Saints School".

Records include photographs of Didi Woolgar, artist. Most date from the 1950s.

Photographs depict Yvette L. Park (nee Boileau). A sergeant in the Women's Army Corps in WWII, Mrs. Park visited her sister Leona Kirk in Aklavik in the late summer of 1946 after returning from overseas. While in Aklavik, Mrs. Park had a parka and mukluks made which have since been donated to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Mrs. Park was in Aklavik only 3 weeks and had the clothing sent to her in Timmins, Ontario. Three of the eight photographs are of the donor in Timmins in 1947 modeling the clothing.

Records include recordings and transcripts of interviews with northern musicians that were conducted by Pat Braden as part of a project supported by the Cultural Project Contribution Program of the Government of the Northwest Territories. The objective of the project was to interview northern 'pop' musicians in order to document their experiences and gain insight into the NWT music community between the 1950s and 1990s. The musicians interviewed included Archie Loutitt, Tony Buggins, Wilf Schidlowsky, George Mandeville, Albert Canadien, Angus Beaulieu, Herbie Beaulieu, Tom Hudson, John Tees, Alex Czarnecki, Gary Tees, Ted Wesley, Kevin Mackie, John Landry, Richard Lafferty, Pat Burke, and Allen Daniels.