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[Mission schools]
G-1988-004: 6-17 · File · 1853-1969 [copied ca. 1975-1983], 1983
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

One folder consisting chiefly of photocopies of book pages which contain information relating to mission schools in the NWT. Also contains a research bulletin on schools in the NWT and the Yukon before 1930 [published in 1983], as well as photocopies of parts of a bibliography of materials on the Mackenzie Delta.

G-1988-004: 7-19 · File · 1923, 1939, 1983
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

One folder consisting of copies of correspondence regarding the availability of teaching positions in the NWT [1923]; a memorandum describing the education available in the NWT in 1939 and making recommendations for improvement; a research bulletin which discusses schools in the NWT and the Yukon prior to 1930 [1983]; and draft material for Norman Macpherson's book on the history of education in the NWT [1983].

G-1988-004: 7-10 · File · 1938-1984
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

One folder consisting of a January 1984 newsletter about the Norman Wells pipeline project; a proposal for a research assistant position to study school programs for Inuit children [1973]; correspondence regarding educational opportunities for Aboriginal women [1973]; excerpts from a 1958 paper on changes in the Inuit lifestyle; a 1938 article describing geography and mining in the NWT; photocopies of several pages from the book "Schools and snowmobiles"; and a travel article describing a visit to Inuvik, Tuktoyaktuk and Rankin Inlet [1975].

G-1988-004: 6-7 · File · 1941-1983
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

One folder consisting of documents regarding the history of missionaries' educational efforts in the NWT, chiefly correspondence and copies of published material but also including some original publications. Most of the correspondence dates to 1983. The copied material includes newspaper and magazine articles and portions of books, originally published between 1872 and 1983 and probably copied ca. 1978-1983.

G-1988-004: 7-9 · File · 1945-1982
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

One folder consisting of reports, bibliographies, and correspondence relating to the history of education in the North. Includes a list of school superintendents from 1945 to 1971; an article on "Educational potential of Northern Canadian Native [Aboriginal] pupils" [1968]; a 1945 survey of medical and education services in the NWT; a 1958 report on religious affiliation of teachers and operation of schools by organizations other than the federal government; and an overview of "Education in Canada's Northland" [1954].

G-1988-004: 7-18 · File · 1946-1953
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

One folder consisting of reports on education in the North. Topics include the teaching activities of missionaries in the Arctic, the type of education to provide to the Inuit, and a curriculum for a beginners' class. Also includes a report on plans to establish a fishery at Nueltin Lake and a document authorizing the Council of the Northwest Territories to make ordinances relating to education.

G-1988-004: 5-16 · File · 1948-1980
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

One folder consisting of a copy of meeting minutes of the Committee on Education [1960]; correspondence relating to curriculum development and a brief history of curriculum development for the Arctic; correspondence regarding the transfer of education responsibilities from the federal government to the GNWT; a speech given by W.G. Devitt at the last graduation ceremony at Churchill Vocational Centre [1973]; memos regarding summer leave and summer duty for teaching staff [1966 and 1967]; an article entitled "Education Goes North" [1951]; and a precis of educational policies [1948].

1940's [Book of wisdom]
G-1988-004: 7-14 · File · 1949 [copied 1972]
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

One folder consisting of photocopies of the title page, introduction, and table of contents of "The book of wisdom", a book prepared by the Department of Mines and Resources which was intended to educate the Inuit on topics such as disease prevention, the Family Allowance program, and the care of rifles and boats.

G-1988-004: 2-5 · File · 1949
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive fonds

One folder consisting of two reports which describe the condition of life in various Eastern Arctic communities and give recommendations for improving the quality of life. Both were produced based on Eastern Arctic Patrol inspection flights, one in summer 1949 and the other in spring 1949. The reports contain personal information of community residents.