Northwest Territories and Nunavut Provincial Archives (National Institute)

Northwest Territories
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre 4750 48th Street Yellowknife, NT Telephone: (867) 873-7698 Email:[mailto:pwnhcweb@learnnet.nt.ca pwnhcweb@learnnet.nt.ca]

Mailing Address  Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Government of the NWT Box 1320 PWNHC Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9

The Northwest Territories archives is part of a heritage centre which includes artifact collections as well as archives. It includes both government and private materials. There are four searchable databases, which can be accessed individually or together. These search the holdings of the archives at the item, accession and fonds levels, the photo database, and the books and publications held in the library. The archives also have a significant collection of oral histories. Since many aboriginal family histories have been passed down orally, these can be useful resource. Although the territorial archives are new and small, they make much of the materials available through the online database and electronic finding aids.

Staff will also undertake limited research in response to specific inquiries. There is a new, online form for such inquiries.

Nunavut
Nunavut Archives P.O. Box 310 Igloolik, Nunavut X0A 0L0 Telephone: (867) 934-2044 Email: [mailto:eatkinson@gov.nu.ca eatkinson@gov.nu.ca]

There is a rudimentary website at this time. It identifies the role of the archives as “… responsible for the written, spoken and visual records of the Government of Nunavut, and for acquiring, preserving and ensuring public access to other records significan[t] to the human history of the territory. Program staff also provide technical advice and assistance to communities on archival matters.” There are no descriptions of holdings nor searchable databases on the website at this time.

Inquiries can be sent by telephone, mail or email.

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