Records are comprised of oversized ledgers containing Hunting and Trapping Reports and Fur Export Tax Reports from across the Northwest Territories. The records indicate big game harvest, fur trade activities and where furs were exported. The ledgers include trading, hunting and trapping returns from Wood Buffalo Park, Franklin District, Keewatin District and the Mackenzie District.
Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources. Wildlife ServiceThese files consist of correspondence, minutes of meetings, field project reports, reports of regional and community wildlife officers, fur records, forms and reference material kept by the division. The records relate to a variety of activities such as: hunting, trapping, enforcement of wildlife regulations, animal studies, fisheries, training, and organizational structure. The records show evidence of the division's activities, programs delivered, and the impact the division's policies may have had on the residents of the Northwest Territories. Reports from the five administrative regions of the Government of the Northwest Territories (Fort Smith, Inuvik, Keewatin, Baffin and the Kitikmeot which was once part of the Fort Smith region) have been kept in an effort to document regional activities and responses. Some files were created by the division's predecessors.
Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources. Field Services divisionThe records were from the Churchill Administration and transferred by the Cambridge Bay Regional Office.
Records primarily consist of files related to various committees, Hunter and Trapper Associations from the five administrative regions, and various regional, area, and game councils. Records also relate to development and assistance programs and projects, forest fire protection, firearm safety, traps, and the management of bison, muskox, reindeer, and furbearing animals, among other subjects.
Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources. Wildlife ServiceRecords consist of Ministerial, Deputy Minister and Assistant Deputy Minister chronos dated from 1985-1993.
Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources. DirectorateIncluded are records relating to Administration, Personnel, Policy and Directives, Finance and Budget, Training, Lands and Properties, Associations, Committees and Boards, Native Organizations, Wildlife and Habitat Management, Research and Field Studies, Resource Development, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation and Enforcement, Licenses and Permits, Conservation Education and Pollution Control.
Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources. Fort Smith Regional Office