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Subjects
Subjects term Scope note Archival description count Authority record count
French language 14 0
Energy management

Use for: Energy policy, Energy conservation

  • Here are entered works relating to the coordination of energy production, distribution, storage, and use/consumption, taking into consideration resource conservation, climate protection, and cost savings.
23 11
Literary arts

Use for: Writing, Literature, Authors

  • Here are entered works related to creating literary works which are nondramatic textual works of fiction or non-fiction, with or without illustrations.
4 9
Art and artists (8)

Use for: Fine arts

  • Here are entered works relating to the arts in general, including the visual arts, decorative arts, handcraft, textile arts, literature, the performing arts, and film and media arts.
20 33
Events and gatherings

Use for: Special events, Community celebrations, Carnivals, Jamborees, Music festivals, Ceremonies, Commemorations

  • Here are entered works relating to times of celebration, commemoration, and special events or ceremonies. Events may be of a serious or festive nature.
81 2
Residential schools

Use for: Hostels (student), Student residences

  • Here are entered works on the colonial institutions that saw the forced removal of Indigenous children from their homes to attend school elsewhere.
43 8
Early childhood education

Use for: Preschool, Daycare, Dayhomes

  • Here are entered works related to educational and child care services for children under the age of six years, outside of the K-12 school system.
4 2
Social assistance

Use for: Income assistance, Income support, Public welfare, Welfare

  • Here are entered works dealing with financial assistance provided by the government to individuals or households.
43 10
Fur trade
  • Here are entered works relating to the practice of trapping animals to acquire and sell their pelts
31 4
Pressure groups

Use for: Advocacy groups, Interest groups, Political interest groups, Special interest groups (Pressure groups)

  • Here are entered works related to advocacy and political interest groups.
10 8
Military

Use for: Armed forces, Army, Navy, Air Force

10 10
Maternal health services

Use for: Midwives and midwifery, Perinatal health, Prenatal care

  • Here are entered works dealing with health care services for pregnant women, new mothers, and newborn infants.
6 0
Sexual health

Use for: Sexually transmitted infections, Sexually transmitted diseases, Reproductive health, Abortion, Sex education

  • Here are entered works relating to health education and awareness programs about safe sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and other sexual health issues, as well as related health care programs and strategies.
7 0
Genealogy
  • Here are entered works relating to family history, such as family trees and birth, death and marriage registrations.
  • Please note that the NWT Archives has few records of this type. The official birth, death and marriage records for the NWT from 1925 on are held by Vital Statistics, Dept. of Health and Social Services. Older records as well as government census records are held by Library and Archives Canada.
10 1
Social services (1)

Use for: Social work

75 20
Literacy

Use for: Illiteracy

  • Here are entered works related to activities outside of a classroom setting aimed at encouraging people to develop the ability to read and write.
7 1
Engineers and engineering
  • Here are entered works relating to the profession concerned with the design and building of engines, machines, and structures, as well as people engaged in that profession.
0 2
Education, K-12

Use for: Elementary education, Primary school, High school, Secondary education , Schools

  • Here are entered works on elementary and secondary education
68 20
Graphic arts

Use for: Visual arts, Painting, Painters, Photographers

  • Here are entered works relating to a broad range of visual artistic expression, typically two dimensional.
8 10
Education (5)
  • Here are entered works relating to education in a broad context as a general theme or topic.
64 47