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Textual records include a pamphlet by Canon A. J. Vale on his life in the church; a program for an ordination service for James E. Sittichinli and William H. Evans; a letter from James E. Sittichinli to Canon Vale; regulations of the Episcopal District of the Mackenzie; and 4 issues of the Dept. of Information comic book, Captain Al Cohol. Photographs depict the visit of Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir (John Buchan) to Aklavik in 1937; Bishop Stringer; Coppermine in 1937; and Hay River in 1928.

Records are related to the 1994 Royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Yellowknife, Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit. Included is a published program of the 1994 visit, correspondance, meeting minutes, membership of the visit taskforce, and the schedule for the 1987 Royal visit to the NWT.

This fonds consists of approximately 10.52 meters of textual material, 153 black and white and colour photographs, 52 audiocassettes, 2 CDs (SDII format), one 16 mm film, a Umatic videocassette, 12 maps, 5 oversized textual documents and two scrolls. This material was either collected or generated by the Office of the Commissioner.

The bulk of the textual material is dated between 1960-1980 and consists of Commissioner Hodgson's chronos; Commissioner Parker's chronos; Senior Executive Secretary and later Deputy Commissioner Robert S. Pilot's chronos; reports from Commissioner Hodgson's and Commissioner Parker's Tours throughout the Northwest Territories, and correspondence between Federal Cabinet Ministers and the Commissioners' of the Northwest Territories. There are also files containing memorabilia such as cards, travel brochures, commemorative programs, invitations and certificates. In addition, there are administrative records, subject files, correspondence, minutes of meetings, organizational charts and reports relating to economic development, financial services, personnel, housing and constitutional development, labour standards and relations, administration of justice, as well as the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline and a proposed Great Slave National Park. As well, this fonds contains portions of Commissioners Norris' and Maksagak's chronos for 1991-1995, Commissioners Hansen's and Whitford's chronos for 2005-2006, and files from the NWT Coordinating Committee from 1988-1990. The fonds also contains files related to the Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1994. Furthermore, there are files relating to the Polaris Mine Project and the operation and administration of the community of Port Burwell. The fonds also includes files relating to the administration of the Commissioner's Awards program (1968-2006).

The photographs are dated between 1961-1979 and document official functions, Commissioner's Tours of the north, dignitary visits and Centennial Celebrations. An additional six photographs show the Commissioner's Awards medal, medallion, and rosette.

The audiocassettes contain sound recordings of Hamlet Council meetings, Town Council meetings, public meetings and speeches made by Commissioner Hodgson. The two CDs contain recordings of meetings held in 1978 between Commissioner Stuart M. Hodgson, Chief Alex Arrowmaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, Thomas A. Butters and R. Whitford, concerning the development for Snare Lakes.

The 16 mm film documents the 1977 visit of His Royal Highness Prince Andrew to the Northwest Territories. The film was entitled "Journey to the Top of Canada." There is a copy of this film in Umatic format.

The scrolls are dated between 1972-1973; the first scroll proclaims the transfer of land from the Yukon to the Northwest Territories and the second scroll establishes the aforementioned parcel of land to be the Norah Willis Michener Game Preserve. There are also two newsletters from the NWT Pavilion at Expo '86 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The oversized textual documents are a 12x22" certificate commemorating the laying of a cairn by Prince Andrew at Cape Columbia, NWT on July 12, 1977, a 10x15" certificate commemorating the laying of a cairn by Princess Margaret of the Netherlands on Beechey Island in June 1978, and two posters advertising the Commissioner's Awards programs.

12 maps and one oversized zoning schedule were donated via the Legislative Assembly Library from the Office of the Commissioner. The maps mainly detail town plans of Hay River, Inuvik, and Yellowknife during 1965-1973.

Records include photographs of Governor General and Madame Georges Vanier's northern tour in June 1961. The photographs include views of northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Simpson, Yellowknife, Norman Wells, Fort Norman, Inuvik and Bear River. In addition, there are images of educational and church facilities in many of these communities, and photos of traveling the Mackenzie River on the barge "Radium 103".

The photographs document a variety of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachments and personnel, the 1973 RCMP Ball, the Flat River Patrol of the South Nahanni, Governor General George Vanier's 1961 tour of the Northwest Territories. Locations include Hay River, Fort Smith, Yellowknife and Inuvik. The map, (National Topographic System Sheet 106 M) depicts Fort McPherson, and is annotated with the location where the Dawson Patrol died in 1911 and the location where Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper, killed an RCMP constable in 1932.

This accession consists of memorabilia collected by Commissioner Stuart M. Hodgson and includes Christmas cards from Governor General Roland Michener and Norah Willis Michener, and memorabilia concerning a dinner at the Explorer Hotel held 28 April 1975 for His Royal Highness Prince Charles.

The accession is comprised of one guest book signed by the British royal family, including Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, as part of the Northwest Territories centennial celebrations.

The textual records consist of the chronos of R.S. Pilot, who held the position of Senior Executive Assistant to the Commissioner from 1974-1979, and Deputy Commissioner from 1979-1983. The photographs document various dignitary visits that Commissioner Hodgson hosted, including the visit of Governor General Leger in August 1978, a visit in August 1978 to Greenland with the NWT Pipe Band, the July 1977 Royal visit of HRH Prince Andrew and the April 1979 Royal visit of HRH Prince Charles. The oversized textual records are a 30 x 51 cm certificate commemorating the laying of a cairn by HRH Prince Andrew at Cape Columbia, NWT on July 12, 1977, and a 25 x 43 cm certificate commemorating the laying of a cairn by HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands on Beechey Island in June 1978.

The textual records relate to arrangements for the 1994 Royal Visit and the photographs show Deputy Commissioner Tony Whitford's swearing-in ceremony in 2004.

Records are comprised of three separate and unrelated items. 1) A sample of a permit to shoot muskrats for food purposes during open season with a .410 gauge shotgun (issued by the North West Territories and Yukon Branch (date: 1920s or1930s ); 2) Dinner menu for a dinner given by Jean Chretien for the Queen at the YK Inn on July 8, 1970; 3) A Programme for the official opening of the Bristol Memorial Park and the Unveiling of the Bristol Plaque in Yellowknife - August 28, 1970.

The black and white photographs are of the 1966 Grey Cup parade in Vancouver. The colour photographs depict the 1970 Northwest Territories Centennial celebrations in Yellowknife. Ben Sivertz and Arthur Laing are featured.

Photographs are portraits of Chief Johnny Kay [Kyikavichik] and Lazarus Sittichinli.

The collection is comprised of photographs that were deleted from the files up to early 1990. Themes include involvement of the Government of the Northwest Territories in housing, education and training, arts and crafts, tourism, transportation and industry. Also included are images documenting Indigenous land use, community activities, facilities, special events (Royal visits) and people.

Included in this accession are records concerning the Interdepartmental Committee on Federal-Territorial Financial Relations, Northern Affairs Program analysis, and Briefing material/Draft itinerary regarding the Minister's Northern Trip, August-September 1975. Much of the accession consists of records collected by the Commissioner's office but not directly produced by his office.

The film documents the 1977 visit of His Royal Highness Prince Andrew to the Northwest Territories. Entitled "Journey to the Top of Canada," the film was commissioned by Commissioner Stuart Hodgson and was produced by Bill Roozeboom Productions Ltd., of Vancouver in 1979. The film is narrated by Prince Andrew and describes a three day visit to Yellowknife, Dettah, Beechey Island, Grise Fiord, Alert, Cape Columbia (to erect a cairn), and Cambridge Bay; and a two week canoe trip on the Coppermine River. Noted people in the film include Stuart Hodgson, Bob Pilot, Chief Joe Sangris, Chief Joe Charlo, Dr. George Gibson, James MacPhee and Pat Parr.

This accession consists of materials relating to Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit to Fort Simpson. Included in the collection are two programmes from the visit and seven colour photographs.

This accession consists of one photograph (black and white negative) of community leaders in Fort Norman [Tulita] taken in 1939 by a priest named Ittuvik.

The textual records consist of a programme outlining the itinerary for the visit of His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales to Yellowknife in April 1979 and a report entitled "Aerial Reconnaissance Report: Fort Simpson Towards Fort Liard Road, 1956." The 50 black and white photographs are aerial photos from the "Reconnaissance Report" and the 2 maps are also part of the "Reconnaissance Report." The maps depict the District of Mackenzie, Simpson-Liard area and the Fort Nelson-Kotcho Lake region in British Columbia. The 34 colour slides depict the old village of Ni Dzi Ka Ko Gola, now an archaelogical site where the home of the Great Bear Lake Chief once stood.

This accession consists of one report entitled "Northerners of Renown". This report contains short biographical notes on Peter Baker, Archie McMullen, John H. Parker, Oliver Lawson Stanton, R. J. "Jack" Stevens, W. Leigh Brintnell, A. J. "Bert" Boxer, Gordon Ingraham, Henry Busse, George Pinsky, Arthur Umbach, Ernest Boffa, Norman W. Byrne, J. H. Sissons, J. Murray "Jock" McMeekan, and G. Gordon Latham.

Records include a genealogy of the Beaulieu family, beginning with Francois Beaulieu of Salt River, who was one of the guides leading Alexander Mackenzie to the Arctic Ocean in 1789 and to the Pacific Ocean in 1793. Also included in the text are biographical excerpts on the Beaulieu family taken from a range of oral accounts. At the end of the genealogy are photocopied images of various Chiefs from Fort Smith.

This accession consists of one Betamax videocassette entitled "Rivers of Faith" produced by Pido Production Ltd. with the Department of Culture and Communications, GNWT. The 33 minute video documents Pope John Paul's visit to Fort Simpson in 1987.

Included in the images are pictures of events and exhibits at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, such as a visit from Prime Minister Trudeau, a travelling exhibit, and a doll exhibit. Also included in this collection are images showing traditional Dene activities at Willowlake, archaeological work at Fort Alexander and Dealy Island, communities such as Yellowknife, Wrigley, Fort Simpson, and Pine Point, and ships such as the "St. Roch" and "S.S. Distributor." These photographs were collected by Bob Janes, Director of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

Records include video of the opening of the Chief Jimmy Bruneau School in Edzo in 1972. The moving images are black and white and have a soundtrack. Featured in the production are Chief Jimmy Bruneau, Jean Chretien, then Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, Commissioner Stuart Hodgson, Deputy Commissioner John Parker, Superintendent of Education B.C. Gillie, and Member of Parliament Bud Orange.

It consists of one letter dated 17 January 1956 from the Council of the Northwest Territories to the Governor General of Canada, regarding the territorial mace.