Northwest Territories First Nations

We speak “welcome” in no fewer than 11 official languages. Roughly half our 43,000 residents are First Nations, Inuvialuit, or Gwich’in. From North to South, we are the Inuvialuit, the Gwich’in, the Sahtu Dene and Metis, the Dehcho people, the Tłįchǫ and the Akaitcho. Our languages, traditions and cultures are strong, and told in stories, songs and drumming.
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Tribes and Bands (First Nations) of Northwest Territories
A list of federally recognized tribes and contact information is located atNative American Tribes of the Northwest Territories

Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Glenbow Archive, Library, and Museum

The Glenbow Archives and Library, has an excellent collection of resources for the study of Métis genealogy. Their sources cover predominantly Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and some parts of the Northwest Territories, Ontario, and British Columbia.

Most of our sources pertain to people who were living in the Prairie Provinces in 1900 or earlier.

One unique collection is the Gail Morin database. The collection consists of a database of 65,434 records of persons who were Metis ancestors. For each individual, dates and places of birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial, and notes on sources are given if known. Using Ancestral Quest software, the data can be linked to show genealogical relationships in the form of pedigree charts and descendancy charts. The database is available only with the assistance of the Archives staff in the reading room of the Glenbow Archives. The database is fully searchable online.

Contact: Glenbow Archives 130 - 9 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0P3 Reference Desk telephone: 403-268-4204 Email: archives@glenbow.org

Websites
A map of Northwest Territories is found at Northwest Territories

Indian Affairs Annual Reports, including a list of Canadian government agencies that have been responsible for Indian affairs over the years, can be found at Library and Archives Canada

A good resource for researching First Nations genealogy is found at Library and Archives Canada