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The material, dating between 1948-1950, represents a compilation of 18 reports on forestry and wildlife management in the Northwest Territories. The photographs document the transfer of beaver and elk to Wood Buffalo Park.

This fonds consists of 24 black and white photographs, approximately 5 cm of textual material, one illustration and 2 handbills generated by the federal Department of Mines and Resources, dating from 1937 to 1950. The records include of a compilation of 18 reports, dated 1948 to 1950, on forestry and wildlife management in Wood Buffalo National Park and the southern and northern Mackenzie Districts. These reports focused on a variety of issues including: numbers and locations of forest fires; the transfer and introduction of various animal species such as beaver, elk and marten; fishing operations and fish levels; buffalo hunts; and the general status of forests and wildlife in these regions. The reports contain 24 black and white photographs and 1 drawing documenting the transfer of beaver and elk to Wood Buffalo Park. Other records include telegrams and correspondence concerning the construction of a landing strip at Wrigley in 1938 and 2 oversize cloth public notices. One warns of the dangers of forest fires; the text is in Tłįchǫ and written in syllabics. The second identifies a hunting and trapping preserve for Indigenous people. An annotation on the front indicates that the Royal Canadian Mounted Policed (RCMP) schooner "St. Roch" may have located this notice in 1944. On the back there is an annotation: "Robert G. Fulton and Gerald Klondike Helicopters on Board M.V. Theta [1931?] Calgary Alberta." In addition, there is a RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) Bulletin entitled "A Brief Outline of the History, Customs and Laws Relating to the Indians and Eskimos of the Canadian Arctic and Sub-Arctic" which was produced by the Department of Mines and Resources -- bulletin uses outdated language to refer to the Dene and Inuit. There is also a pamphlet of general information about Yellowknife.

This accession consists of one copy of a photograph of Game Division employees in 1955. Back row from left to right: Ernie Camsell (Rae), Art Look (Fort Good Hope), P. X. Mandeville, (Wood Buffalo Park - WBP), Phillip Bourque (WBP), Ozzie Eliason (Rae), Bill Day (Fort Simpson), and Grahame Douglas (Reindeer Station). Front row from left to right: F. A. MaCall (Fort Smith), R. Douglas (Fort McPherson), Art Brown (Fort Smith), Dr. Ward Stevens (Supt.), Ev. Essex (Fort Smith - NZ), Louis Reese (Aklavik - NZ), Timmy Timmons (Fort Norman), and Ken Cooper (Aklavik).

The photo depicts the participants of a Game Wardens' conference held in the Yellowknife Elks Hall in 1955. In the front row, left to right: Frank McCall, Bob Douglas, Art Brown, Ward Stevens, Evan Essex, Louis Reese, R. C. (Tim) Timmins, and Kenneth Cooper. In the back row, left to right: Ernie Camsell, Art Look, P. Mandeville, Philip Bourque, O. F. (Aussie) Eliason, William Day, Graham Douglas.

This fonds consists of 163 photographs (47 colour and 11 black and white copy negatives and 105 copy colour transparencies), 111 maps and map fragments and 20 cm of textual material. The 58 copy negatives and Simmons's journal document the construction of a mooseskin boat and its use. The boat was constructed between May 22 and 28, 1968, on the Gravel (Keele) River and taken down to Fort Norman (Tulita). People identified in the images include George and Vivian Pelissey, Gabe Etchinelle, Madeline Karcaji, Fred Andrew, and Jonas McCauley. The 105 colour transparencies date from 1967 through 1980 and depicts aboriginal life in the Mackenzie Mountain region including: caribou hunting, work on a moose hide boat, drying meat, fishing, camps, and Simmons's work with Dall's Sheep. The images includes views of the Moose Horn (Mountain) River, Caribou Flats by the Gravel River, Drum (Wrigley) Lake, and Punk Mountain. Included in the images are views of Gabriel Etchinelle, Jonas McCauley, Vivian McCauley, George Pelissey, Perry Linton, Leon Andrew, Jimmy Mendo, Maurice Mento, Cecile Hatchelle, Madeline Karkagie, Stella Mendo, Joe Blondin, David Yallee, Alfred Lennie and Gordon Yakelaya.

Also included in this fonds are a handwritten and typed English translation of the French article "Les Chitra-Gottineke" by Jean Michea, published in the National Museum of Canada Bulletin No. 190, "Contributions to Anthropology, Part II", 1960. Muriel Cooper, wife of Steve Cooper, Park Warden at Nahanni Butte, did the translation. The 111 maps and map fragments feature communities, lakes, rivers, canyons and mountain ranges from Fort Simpson up to the Mackenzie Delta region, and including the Yukon - NWT border. The field notes that accompany the maps include a 32 page typewritten gazetteer, as well as the handwritten notes for the gazetteer. There are also handwritten lists recording information about traditional place names of features in the Mackenzie Mountains. Simmons informants included Gabriel Etchinelle, Madeline Karkagie, George Pellissey, Vivian McCauley,and Maurice and Stella Mendo. The place names were written in a 'folk' phonetic form but a few are written by the elders are in syllabics. Files include research notes, field notes, drafts of papers and correspondence related to his studies of Dall's sheep in the Mackenzie Mountains in the 1970s, and correspondence with anthropologists such as Beryl Gillespie.

The records relate to wildlife enforcement.

Records primarily include ministerial and Deputy Minister chronos from 2006. Records also include meeting materials from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development (RWED)'s restructuring team as it split into ENR and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI), as well meeting materials from the Giant Mine Oversight and Informatics Steering committees.

The records relate to the revision of the Wildlife Act and include Final Recommendations of the Wildlife Aboriginal Advisory Group (2002), Summary of Public Consultation (2002), planning records and recommendations from Elders Workshops (2009-2010), Wildlife Act Working Group meeting materials (2009-2011), records related to public consultation, correspondence, reports, drafts and working documents, discussion papers, and reference material.

This accession consists of records from the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The records include the RWED Operations Manual, ENR Field Operations Manual Standard Operating Procedures, Summary of Hunting Regulations July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, and presentation slides, project information sheets, manuscript abstracts, articles and reports, and an Internal Project Summary Proposal for a 2007 Research Day.

Records include the chronos of Minister J. Michael Miltenberger and Deputy Minister R.P. (Bob) Bailey, April to December 2005.

Records include legislation review, land and water framework files, and AGM and Board of Directors meeting files of the Arctic Energy Alliance.

Records include publications and studies.

The records document communication initiatives relating to department projects and programs.

Records consist of files on Species at Risk programs and specifically regarding the development of the Bathurst Caribou Management Plan.

Records include policy committee meeting minutes, policies and procedures documenting shared resources with the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment in 2005, plans for organizational change during ENR's creation, and drafts and correspondence regarding the Species At Risk Act.

The records consist of Minister's and Deputy Minister's chronos (correspondence), briefing notes, and committee records from the Deputy Ministers' Land Use Steering Committee and the Managing This Land Deputy Ministers' Strategic Initiative Committee.

This accession consists of records from the Directorate of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, including Minister's Chronos (correspondence) from January 2007-December 2008 and March 2009-December 2010, Deputy Minister's Chronos from January-December 2007 and January 2009-December 2010, Deputy Minister's personal and confidential Chronos from June 2010-April 2011, and briefing material from 2007 and 2009-2011.

The accession consists of records from the Directorate of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, including departmental, Minister's and Deputy Minister's chronos (correspondence), committee records for the Deputy Ministers' Subcommittee on Science, Arctic Energy Alliance, and Giant Mine Oversight Committee, records relating to an amendment of the Wildlife Act, and a memorandum of agreement with the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

This accession consists of Briefing Notes and associated correspondence from the Directorate of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

This fonds consists of 11.18 m of textual records, 2 drawings, 16 CDs, 1 zip disk, and 1 USB flash drive, including records from the Directorate, Corporate Management division, Policy, Legislation and Communications division, Environment division (and earlier from the Pollution Control division), Wildlife division, Protected Areas Strategy Secretariat, and Inuvik Region.

Records from the Directorate include ministerial and deputy minister chronos, briefing materials, meeting materials of the Senior Management Committee, Managing This Land Strategic Initiative Committee, Deputy Ministers' Land Use Steering Committee, Joint Climate Change Committee, Energy Coordinating Committee, Deputy Minister's Subcommittee on Science, Arctic Energy Alliance, as well as terms of reference of the Gwich'in Forest Management Steering Committee and correspondence and briefing notes regarding the forest management component of the Gwich'in Land Claim agreement. Records also include meeting materials of the Giant Mine Oversight Committee and the Informatics Steering Committee, land and water framework working groups, meeting materials regarding the restructuring of ENR's predecessor, the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, into ENR, material relating to the Territorial response to the Dehcho Land Use Plan, and workshop materials for the Development of a Land Use Framework workshop and a Water Strategy workshop. The records also include a memorandum of agreement with the Canadian Wildlife Federation and records relating to an amendment of the Wildlife Act.

Records from the Corporate Management division's Policy, Legislation and Communications unit (known for a time as the Policy and Strategic Planning division) include policy committee meeting materials, Senior Management Committee materials, Deputy Ministers Land Use Steering Committee materials, Natural Resources Conservation Trust Fund material, plans for organizational change in the early days of ENR, protocols documenting shared resources with the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, and records relating to enforcement of legislation, land use and protected areas, caribou management, the Mackenzie Gas Project, forest management, and department-wide training. Other records relate to the revision of the Wildlife Act, creation of the Species at Risk Act, and amendment of the Forest Management regulations, including meeting materials, reports, drafts, discussion papers, and records relating to public consultations. Records also include preliminary screening of land use permits, land lease applications, and water licence applications that were reviewed by the department and its predecessor, the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, as mandated by the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA). Records also include IRMA (Interim Resource Management Assistance) files, as well as Interim Measures Agreement files (IMA) as managed by DIAND and copied to RWED, who later became the lead on such files after devolution in 2014. Records also include communications on department programs and initiatives, agreements and memoranda of understanding, policies and directives, and records relating to human resources and a possible job action.

Records from the Environment Division include proceedings of the utilities management committee, program results from partnership with Ecology North, and legal opinions on environmental issues and case files in conjunction with the Department of Justice. Records also include agreements related to spills in the NWT.

Records from the Wildlife Division include files from the revision of the Wildlife Act, Species at Risk Programs, various publications, study information, briefing notes (2005-2006), and committee material for the Deputy Ministers’ Sub-Committee on the Science Act, Seismic Guidelines Steering Committee, and West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society Board.

Records from the Forest Management Division relate to timber supply and NWT Forest Industry Conferences and Workshops (2005-2006).

Records from the Protected Areas Strategy Secretariat include material from the Implementation Advisory Committee, Steering Committee, working groups, Secretariat, funders, forums, and workshop, material related to activities in the Akaitcho, Gwich'in, Sahtu, and Deh Cho regions, agreements, and communications materials.

Records from the Inuvik region include RWED Operations Manual, ENR Field Operations Manual Standard Operating Procedures, Summary of Hunting Regulations July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, and material for a 2007 Research Day.

This accession consists of records from the Policy and Strategic Planning Division of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources relating to board and committee work (Deputy Ministers Land Use Steering Committee, Natural Resources Conservation Trust Fund) and a revision to the Wildlife Act, including the Wildlife Act Working Group.

This accession consists of records relating to the Senior Management Committee, development of Species at Risk, Wildlife, and Forest Management legislation and regulations, enforcement of legislation, land use and protected areas, caribou management, and department-wide training. The records include meeting materials, proposals, reports, plans, correspondence, consultation records, presentation slides, draft legislation and regulations, briefing notes, legal opinions, agreements, and court documents.

The records include briefing notes for 2005-2006 and committee material for the Deputy Ministers’ Sub-Committee on the Science Act, Seismic Guidelines Steering Committee, and West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society Board.