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Records are comprised of the scroll signed by the Territorial Government staff present on the transfer of the seat of Government to the capital at Yellowknife on the 18 September 1967.

This accession contains correspondence concerning the establishment of the Northwest Territories Court of Appeal and its opening session on October 18, 1960.

Records include J.I. Glick's personal correspondence, political correspondence and ephemera, and passports. Also included are recordings of radio programs on topics of interest to Glick, namely Northern issues and the Progressive Conservative party.

The records include files related to Senior Management Committee (SMC) meetings, a review of tourism zones and the Canada - NWT Oil and Gas Minerals Accord.

Records date from 1983-1995 and relate to the Economic Development Agreement (EDA) and EDA subsidiary agreements, EDA Evaluation reports, and minutes of the various committees involved in the development and management of the EDA and its subsidiary agreements.

Records date from 1990-1992 and relate to the Economic Development Agreement (EDA) and community consultation on the EDA.

Records include minutes from Senior Management Committee (SMC), Executive Committee and Directors/Superintendents' meetings, copies of federal funding agreements including the Labour Force Development Agreement (1995, 1992), the Labour Market Agreement (1997), the Nunavut Human Resources Strategy (1997), departmental strategic planning records, reports and correspondence regarding Community Transfer Initiatives, and evaluative reports of various ECE programs.

Records include Department of Executive Protocols and Conventions for 12th-16th Legislative Assemblies. Legislative Initiatives Committee (LIC) records are also included which document the development of the Committee and its roles and operations. LIC records also feature an excerpt of 1984 Annual Report and Hansard which explains the role of the Department of Executive and its reorganization to reflect steps towards ministerial government. Records also contain Procedures and Formats for 15th-17th Legislative Assemblies booklets, and Species at Risk Annual Report 2013-2014.

Records date from 1985-2000 and consist of files relating to the transfer and purchase of the Northern Canada Power Commission (NWT Power Corporation), the transfer of the Inuvik utilidor system, power subsidies for NWT Power Corporation, and final reports on the GNWT Cost Pressures Study and Strategy A3: "Create a tax regime that attracts investment and business."

Records include files relating to property and education taxation, financial implications of airport and fire management program transfers from the federal to territorial governments, and files on the costs related to division of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Records date from 1986-2002 and relate to the NWT Power Corporation. Records include reports and correspondence regarding the transfer of the Northern Canada Power Commission (predecessor of the NWTPC) to the GNWT, as well as the development of new hydroelectric projects.

Records include files related to the addictions reform program, the decentralization of the Mackenzie Regional Health and Social Services, a departmental policy manual and files from management committees.

Records include files related to community transfer initiatives to devolve authority for the delivery of health and social service programs to the regional authorities.

Records include files related to departmental strategies and business plans; Community Wellness intiatives; community transfer of health services and programming to regional health authorities; operational and program reviews; and minutes of regional health authorities meetings.

Records relate to the decentralization and consolidation of health and social services operations at Headquarters and within the regions.

This fonds consists of textual material, graphic material (photographs - col. prints), cartographic material (maps), moving images (helical scan video reels and Umatic videocassettes), sound recordings (audiocassettes), and microfilm reels. The textual material consists of transcripts of a meeting between the Oblate Fathers from settlements throughout the Mackenzie District and the Department of Local Government. The discussion involved the transfer of responsibilities from the Northern Administration Branch to the Government of the Northwest Territories in 1967. The bulk of the textual material contains records dating from 1967-1986. These records relate to the development and management of hamlets, towns, and communities across the Northwest Territories. They include details on services such as water and sanitation as provided and managed by the Department of Local Government, as well as files related to the Northwest Territories Municipal Association and departmental policies and initiatives, including recreation. Approximately 60 cm of the textual material consists of bound minutes from Pine Point Council Meetings that were held from 1969-1986, as well as financial statements from the community of Pine Point. In addition, there are files concerning the development, implementation, and operation of the Arctic Airports program, including position papers and reports created by Transport Canada with comments from GNWT officials, as well as reports, recommendations and minutes of meetings from the Airports Committee, a discussion paper concerning the development and implementation of the Arctic Air Facilities policy, and ongoing correspondence and planning documents. Records from the Baffin region include recreation and community planning files.

The microfilm reels contain records dated between 1967-1973 from the Central Registry file system and contain files from the following program areas: Directors Monthly Meetings (11 block); Policy Files (13 block); Administration (20 block); Municipal Affairs Division (21 block); Development Division (22 block); Town Planning and Lands (24 block); Recreation (25 block); Emergency Measures Division (26 block) and Employment Liaison Division (29 block).

The maps are line transparency plans from the Town Planning and Lands Division of the Department of Local Government. Communities represented are: Arctic Bay, Broughton Island (Qikiqtarjuaq), Cape Dorset, Coppermine (Kugluktuk), Enterprise, Fort Franklin (Deline), Fort Providence, Hall Beach, Hay River, Igloolik (Iglulik), Paulatuk, Pond Inlet, Rankin Inlet, Resolute Bay, Sachs Harbour, Sanikiluaq, Snowdrift (Lutsulk'e), Trout Lake, and Wrigley. The 13 microfilm reels from the Town Planning and Lands Division contain settlement drawings for the following communities: Fort Simpson, Tuktoyaktuk, Yellowknife, Fort Providence, Fort Rae, Fort Resolution, Fort Smith, Spence Bay, Snowdrift, Stagg River, Alexander Falls, Inuvik, Fort McPherson, Fort Norman, Pine Point, Rankin Inlet, Sachs Harbour, Banks Island, Aklavik, Baker Lake, Hay River, Igloolik, Cambridge Bay, Holman Island, Enterprise, Gjoa Haven, Nahanni Butte, Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, Edzo, Morphy, Fort Franklin, Frobisher Bay, Port Harrison, Fort Good Hope and Hall Lake. There are also 7 land use planning maps which relate to Fort Simpson, Pine Point, and Enterprise.

The 2 Umatic videocassettes contain footage of James Washee, a Minister of Local Government, discussing Community Ordinance legislation. One recording is in English and one recording is in Inuktitut. Also included in the accession are eight reels of helical scan video. These appear to be related to local government conferences.

The sound recordings consist of 24 audiocassettes that contain recordings from an Economic Development Conference held in 1979 that featured speakers such as John Todd, Bertha Allen and Stuart Hodgson. In addition, eight of the audiocassettes contain recordings of the Pine Point Council Meetings from 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987. One meeting from each year was retained as a sample.

Finally, this fonds includes approximately 40 cm of publications and reports from 1967-[1988]. The majority of the material consists of published community development plans. There are also water and sanitation reports, water and energy conservation papers, airport maintenance manual, comparative studies between municipalities in the NWT and those of western provinces, and a report of a committee on the future of Inuit hunting camps. Also notably included is a public discussion paper on devolution.

Records document the relationship between the Lands Administration division and the Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NWTPC) following the transfer of the Northern Canada Power Commission (NCPC) to the GNWT and the creation of the NWTPC. Records include turnover agreements (including information regarding property descriptions and land status, block land transfer information, and recommendations regarding licensing), correspondence, and copies of draft agreements.

Records include material related to ministerial tours of the communities, senior managers meetings, operations divisional meetings, annual reports to the commissioner, devolution framework documents, and transfer of responsibility (i.e. health services) options.

This fonds consists of approximately 1.32 meters of textual material from the Department of Public Works.

The material from the Policy and Planning Division includes material related to the departmental Establishment Policy and Northern Preference Policy. In addition, there are files related to ministerial tours of the communities, senior management meetings, Minister's speeches, energy policy, operations divisional meetings, annual reports to the Commissioner, devolution framework documents, and transfer of responsibility (i.e. health services) options. The bulk of the material is dated between 1975-1991 and consists of minutes and agendas from Director's Meetings, Manager's Meetings, Staff Meetings, Systems and Computer Services Review Meetings, Micro Computer Users Group Meetings, Priorities and Planning Committee reports, organization charts from the department and reports on petroleum products and the liquor commission.

The material from the Energy Management Division relates to energy conservation and includes a draft program outline and energy audit information.

Records relate to Commissioner's tours, transfer of responsibilities from the federal government, and transfer of responsibilites to Hamlets.

Records relate to the Community Transfer Initiative and the transfer of responsibility of maintenance programs by the department.

Records date from 1989-1996 and relate to the Community Transfer Initiative.

Records date from 1970-1996 and relate to devolution of land and water resources, as well as development and negotiation of an agreement and work plan between the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and GNWT on a five year recreational fish stocking plan. There are also records related to the porcupine caribou management agreement, management plan for the bluenose caribou herd, correspondence related to hunting rights and historical review of the Peel River wildlife preserve, correspondence between the Department and an individual regarding the bison quota and other wildlife conservation concerns, and a legal opinion on the Dene/Metis Agreement in Principle and muskox quota for Snowdrift (Lutselk'e).

Records relate to the transfer (devolution) of forestry and fire management from the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to the territorial Department of Renewable Resources and include correspondence, work plans, asset inventories, lists of positions being transferred, organizational charts, and meeting minutes. The content of the records overlaps with the records in G-2007-078 and G-2020-004.