Northwest Territories

The Northern Economy: Lessons From Industry

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Don Bubar
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Prosperity: The Northern Governance and Economy Conference, 2013, pp. [35-37]
Description
President of Avalon Rare Earth Metals speaks about new projects, partnership agreements with First Nations and challenges faced with mineral exploration.
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Northern Education and Training Systems for Inuit: A Strategic Analysis Prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Atii Training Inc.
Description
Assessment based on how well the population had been prepared for the outcomes of land claims and self-government negotiations. Four strategic issues were identified: early childhood programs, high school completion rates, participation in post-secondary and adult education, and access to adult basic education.
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Northern Entrepreneurship

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherine Walker
Description
Examines economic, social and environmental entrepreneurship in the North for small to medium-sized businesses.
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[Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
André Légaré
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 287-289
Description
Book review of: Northern Exposure edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J Couchesne, F. Leslie Seidle, France St-Hilaire.
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Northern Games

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ken Buck
Description
Documentary looks at skills and traditions behind the Northern Inuit games held on Holman Island. Duration: 25:40.
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Northern Indicators 2000

E-Books
Author/Creator
Pia Newell-Santiago
Description
Primary data source Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM).
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Northern Indicators 2003

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Dalley
Description
Primary data source Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM 2)..
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Northern Indicators 2004

E-Books
Author/Creator
Cheryl Yan
Description
Primary data source for this publication is the Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM 2).
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Northern Indicators 2006

E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrea Street
Description
Incorporates data available as of July 2006. Primary data source is Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM2).
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Northern Indicators 2007

E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrea Street
Description
Primary data source Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM).
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Northern Student Education Initiative

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nona R. German
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 33-41
Description
Looks at the Northern Student Education Initiative that assists Aboriginal students pursuing post-secondary education in finding a sense of balance and harmony, while striving to futher their education in an unfamiliar environment.
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Northern Studies 10: Module 3: Northern Economy

E-Books
Author/Creator
Northwest Territories Education, Culture and Employment
Description

Unit focuses on the Berger Inquiry into the proposed construction of a Mackenzie Valley Pipeline in the 1970s and how the mining industry has changed over time.

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Northern Survivors Accommodated in New TRC Office

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 11, February 2011, p. 10
Description

Looks at the decision to accommodate the Northwest Territories survivors of residential schools by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.

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Northern Writes Study Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elke Heinneman
Description
Includes text of four stories, classroom handouts, learning activities, writing resources, and instructor notes.
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Northwest Frontier

Media » Film and Video
Description
Documentary filmed in 1941 gives brief history of the Northwest Territories and describes the situation at that time. Duration: 29:00.
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The Northwest Territories Residential Southern Placement Program: Dislocation and Colonization through ‘Care’

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alannis McKee
Sean A. Hillier
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 34-47
Description

Looks at the Residential Southern Placement Program as an extension of colonization by the removal of Indigenous populations with cognitive disabilities from the Northwest Territories.  

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Notes on the Tinneh or Chepewyan Indians of British and Russian America

Alternate Title
Notes on the Dene or Chippewyan Indians of British and Russian America
Notes on the Tinneh or Chipewyan Indians of British and Russian America
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
William L. Hardisty
Strachan Jones
Bernard R. Ross
Description
Includes three 19th century Hudson Bay Company employees' descriptive narratives about the Loucheux, Kutchin and eastern Dene Nations.
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A Novel Missense RAG-1 Mutation Results In T¯B¯NK + SCID in Athabascan-Speaking Dine Indians From The Canadian Northwest Territories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zheng Xiao
Steven M. Yanonne
Elizabeth Dunn
Morton J. Cowan
European Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 17, no. 2, February 2009, pp. 205-212
Description
Study identified a third immunological mutation in this isolated population, which points to the need for newborn screenings in this high-risk population.
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Nunavut: A Health System Profile

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Karen Doty-Sweetnam
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 216-218
Description
Book review of Nunavut by Gregory P. Marchildon and Renée Torgerson.
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NWT Report Urges Recognition for Aboriginal Healers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Helwig
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 13, June 27, 2000, p. 1862
Description
Outlines recommendations found in Our Communities, Our Decisions: Let's Get On With It!, the final report of the Minister's Forum on Health and Social Services.
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