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The records relate to former Northwest Territories Commissioner John Parker's role as a high-level bureaucrat with the Government of the Northwest Territories, most notably as Deputy Commissioner (1967-1979) and Commissioner (1979-1989). The records include meeting minutes and correspondence relating to land claims, division of the Northwest Territories, the Drury Commission, constitutional development, and Executive Council activities (including thinktank retreats). The records also detail his involvement with community and/or territorial-based organizations such as St. John Ambulance, the Fox Moth Society, and the Legislative Assembly Building Society.

Textual records include handwritten and typewritten correspondence that relates to Archie Jamieson and his family as well as his employment at Slave Lake Gold Mines at Outpost Island and the mining industry generally. The map is of the Northwestern part of Canada and identifies the location of Outpost Island, and the distances from Outpost Island to Fort Resolution, Yellowknife and Edmonton.

Records are comprised of 'Franklin's Echo' and 'Echo' yearbooks, created by Sir John Franklin High School students in Yellowknife, dating from 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971-72, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989. The accession also includes a government document entitled 'Prospectus: Sir John Franklin and Students' Residence, Akaitcho Hall', dating from 1960. There are also several letters addressed to Mr. Jeske, a former teacher at the school, from former students, largely relating to his role as the Driver Education Instructor.

The photographs include three taken at Fort Providence in 1945 which depict the community and what appears to be early attempts at commercial agriculture. The fourth image is an aerial view of Fort Simpson and the Mackenzie River, taken in 1967. The sketch maps, of Fort Providence and Fort Simpson, were both completed by J. Lewis Robinson in 1945. The Fort Providence map was drawn at a scale of roughly 1.5 inches : 500 feet, while the Fort Simpson map was drawn at a scale of roughly 1.5 inches : 1000 feet. Each map shows the relative locations of the communities' buildings including: hotels, RCMP stations, hospitals, churches, Signal Corps buildings, post offices, Hudson's Bay Company buildings, retail stores, private homes, and fuel tanks.

The textual records include published and unpublished texts on Slavey and Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) literacy, linguistic and translation, dating from 1959 to the 1990s. The published material is partially religious, and partially linguistic in nature. A large portion of the unpublished material consists of stories told by both Tłı̨chǫ and Slavey speakers on traditional knowledge, legends, and personal stories. The sound recordings are in Tłı̨chǫ. The cassette tapes feature Vital Thomas from 1979 to 1983 providing Tłı̨chǫ field linguistic data, and the CDs were produced between 1999 and 2001 by the Dogrib Translation Committee and feature Marie Louise Bouvier-White reading passages from the Bible in Tłı̨chǫ.

SIL linguists whose work is within this accession include: Steve Barber, Betsy Barber, Gillian Story, Victor Monus, Anita Monus, Constance Naish, William Davidson, June Davidson, Jaap Feenstra, Morina Feenstra and Herbert A. Zimmerman. Dene language consultants include: Sarah Sibbeston, Old Loman, Louis Norwegian, Gabe Sanguez, Jim Sanguez, Jimmie Cholo, Sarah Hardisty, H. Kelly, Jim Lamalice, Laura Sibbeston, Modeste Mackay, Johnny Teetso, Ted Trindell, Fred Andrew, Jimmie Bread, Sarah Lamalice, Fred Tambour, Willie Martel, William Bugghins, Johnny Mackay, Chal Yohin[?], Vital Thomas, J. Konisenta and George Matou.

Records 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. These records date from his time with both the Canadian Wildlife Service and the Government of the Northwest Territories. The accession also contains correspondence with anthropologists such as Beryl Gillespie.

Records are comprised of the original English and French bound copies of the Tlicho Agreement. This agreement constitutes a land claims and self government agreement between the Tlicho (Dogrib), the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada. Both copies were signed and dated August 25, 2003 in Rae-Edzo, Northwest Territories.

The textual records are comprised of one certificate, recording the establishment of the Council of the Order of St. John for the Northwest Territories on June 24, 1972, signed on the verso by some founding members; a 1979 Ball Programme for the NWT Council for the Order of St. John from November 24, 1979; and an oversized document describing the first animals at L.D. Livingstone's Polar Sea Dairy Farm in Aklavik. The photographs document the founding members of the NWT Council of St. John Ambulance, and the first induction of members to the Order of St. John. The sound recording is an LP record of 'Two Hands and For Ever: a new musical about Old Yellowknife', produced in 1978.

Records are comprised of a typewritten manuscript entitled 'Memoirs of John Anderson-Thomson 1944-1982, Northwest Territories'. Each chapter title, arranged in chronological order, refers to a year or range of years in which Anderson-Thomson was in the North. The preface, written by the author, describes the work as an "every day account of thirty-seven years of geological investigation and surveying in the [Sub-Arctic and High Arctic of Canada]". In addition to Yellowknife and Geology, the work relates to the Canadian Rangers and search and rescue, the DEW Line system, winter roads, airstrips, road trips on what would be known as the Mackenzie Highway, the Great Slave Lake Railway, forest fires, airplane accidents, golf, birds, fishing lodges, and bush life and survival tips.

These records were created and/or accumulated by June Helm as the result of her work as an anthropologist studying the Tłı̨chǫ people in the Northwest Territories.

The textual records consist of Helm's field notes that were either typewritten on index cards or kept in binders and organized by subject or organized chronologically by field session. In addition, there are field notes from Helm's co-investigators, Beryl Gillespie, Teresa Carterette, Nancy O. Lurie, David Smith and Robert Howren. The field notes are from the communities of Lac La Martre (Whatı̀), Jean Marie River, Rae (Behchokǫ̀), Dettah, and Fort Norman (Tulita). Included in this accession are approximately 230 books which formed part of Helm's extensive library. The books are both contemporary and historical publications on northern themes, and are annotated by Helm. The bulk of the remaining textual records consist of Helm's vertical files that date from 1950-1990s. This includes annotated copies of partial and complete publications, manuscripts and draft publications that include Masters theses and PhD dissertations. These records are primarily authored by others, although there are copies of and drafts of Helm's work. The remaining textual records consist of Helm's ingoing and outgoing correspondence files that date from the 1950s until 2003.

The photographs include a set of 654 black and white negatives that were taken by June Helm during her field work in Behchokǫ̀ and Whatı̀ between 1959-1970. The images of Behchokǫ̀ depict handgames, scenes of the community, winter activities such as travel by dogteam and ice fishing, setting rabbit snares, travel by canoe on the Frank Channel, working with a caribou hide, and people including Jim Fish, John Baze, Mrs. Johnny Simpson, Chief Bruneau, Vital Thomas and Harry Bearlake. The images of Whatı̀ include winter and fall scenes of the community, people, travel by dogteam and airplane, ice fishing, and a Sunday feast. As well, there are approximately 60 copy prints from the National Museum of Canada, Provincial Archives of Alberta and the Smithsonian, as well as negatives, prints and images used in Helm's publications. The remaining photographic material is largely scenic photographs of Behchokǫ̀ from 1970-1979, and photographs of artifacts from 1977.

The textual records are comprised of the report "Ryan Silke's Site Visit Reports and Photographic Collection 2002-2003, Archeological Investigations and Mine Site Documentation". The report focuses on a series of mine sites, claim areas and camps in the Yellowknife area, most of which have been long abandoned. These include Discovery Mine, Jack knife Camp, Cemetery Draw, Pet Claims, Grayling Lake, Ranney Camp, Burwash Mine, Lynx Camp, Kam Lake Camp, Yellorex Camp, Prosperous Lake, Pensive Lake, and the Yellowknife River. The report contains the colour photographs, a number of hand drawn sketches of sites, copies of aerial photographs and some hand-coloured diagrams.

The textual records includes two manuals entitled "Dene Games, A Culture and Resource Manual" and "Arctic Sports, A Training and Resource Manual." The material was written by Michael Heine and produced between 1998-2002 by Sport North Federation and the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. The "Dene Games, A Culture and Resource Manual" describes an approach to Dene games instruction that includes Dene traditional values and knowledge, as well as outlines competencies from the field of sport instruction and coaching that the Dene games instructor can use in order to develop his or her own program. Dene traditional culture and the place of games in the Dene traditional way of life is described, as well as instructions on how to play and organize traditional games. The "Arctic Sports, A Training and Resource Manual" describes how the culture of Inuit traditional games can be connected to the organizational and competitive framework of modern sports. It describes the place of games in the Inuit traditional way of life, examines the importance of traditional values and teaching Arctic Sports coaches, as well as providing a detailed movement description of the eleven Arctic Sports.

The CD-ROM is a multimedia tool that complements "Dene Games, A Culture and Resource Manual" by including written accounts from elders speaking about Dene games, and includes video clips of the finger pull, stick pull, pole push, snow snake and hand games.
The VHS videocassette is 45 minutes in length and includes archival photographs and film footage of traditional Dene life, as well as detailed footage of the five traditional games played at the Arctic Winter Games. The video shows each event and describes the rules and physical details of the finger pull, stick pull, pole push, snow snake and hand games. The video footage of the five traditional games was taken at the 1998 Arctic Winter Games.

Records document Ryan Silke's visits to various mine sites between 1999 and 2001 including: Discovery Mine, Thompson Lundmark, Hidden Lake, Ruth Mine, Walsh Lake, Viking Mine, Diversified Mine, North Inca Mine, Atlas Camp, AES Shaft (Giant Mine), Colomac Mine, Tundra Mine and Gordon Lake. The textual records consist of reports. The reports typically include a short historical background on the mine or area, the anticipated goals of the visit, a travel log, a site investigation report, a report on the various buildings and structures remaining; report on equipment and machinery, a list of items salvaged, a list a photo identifications, hand drawn maps of the site or area, and hand drawn rendering of buildings or floor plans. The photographs document the visits.

The textual material includes agendas and minutes of meetings of the Giant Mine Heritage Working Group (now known as the NWT Mining Heritage Society), the final report on the assessment of Giant Mine, as well as correspondence and information related to the development of a mining museum at the Giant Mine site. The photographs document the interior and exterior of buildings at Giant Mine, as well as mining equipment and machinery. The photographs also document headframes, the junkyard, Boiler House, Assay Lab, Akaitcho mine, Giant Mine Refinery, Roaster, Mill House, Machine Shop, Refinery, Recreation Hall and the town site. The site plan showing Giant Mine buildings and locations. The videocassettes document the interior and exterior of Giant mine buildings, equipment and machinery.

Records relate to the Yellowknife Public Library's Oral History Project dating from 1984-1985. The cassette tapes contain recorded interviews with prominent Yellowknife residents who were pioneers in their endeavours. Many of the interviewees and their families arrived in Yellowknife as the community began in the late 1930s and 1940s. Interviewees include Barb Bromley, Mary Hunter, Archie Loutitt, Arnold Smith, Helen Parker, Jean Piro, Joyce McLeod, Donald Sian, Michael Ballantyne, Harold Glick, Rene Fumoleau, Jan Stirling, Gerry Hordal, and Mary Forrest. The folder of text contains a master working list of prospective interviewees, 'local history files' or personal profiles of most participants, as well as general documents relating to the methodology for creating oral histories. The three colour prints are of former Yellowknife mayor and territorial MLA Mike Ballantyne.

Records date from 1987-1996 and includes minutes of board meeting, minutes from the Annual General Meeting, annual budgets, auditor reports and staff reports about the activities of the organization. In addition, there is information about workshops and programs delivered by the organization.

The records document F.A. (Frank) McCall's time spent in the Northwest Territories as a miner, mine recorder, lands agent and administrator spanning from the 1940s to the 1970s. The textual records consist of programs for the official openings of the Yellowknife United Church in 1958 and Bristol Memorial Park in 1970. The prints range in date from the 1950s to the 1970s. The prints feature Yellowknife, in particular recreational activities in the community, such as hockey and curling. There are also several photographs that document Frank McCall’s trips to Banks Island, Fort Resolution, Fort Rae, Fort Providence, Jean Marie River and Hay River, as well as photos documenting an Information Tour of which he was a part. The Information Tour group visited Pelly Bay, Holman Island, Kugluktuk (Coppermine) and Taloyoak (Spence Bay) to promote a Resource Program. There are photographs of the communities, as well as images of Frank McCall speaking to residents. In addition, there are photographs of known personalities, including Whit Fraser of the CBC, Lena Pederson and Tagak Curley who were also part of the tour. The slides consist of images of Yellowknife and Fort Smith during the 1960s and 1970s and primarily show buildings, businesses and community events.

Records include one daily report from the Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mine mill.

Records are comprised of an oral history research project entitled "Ulukhaqtuurmiut History: History and Development of the Holman Region, N.W.T." Richard G. Condon undertook the project with the assistance of Julia Ogina. The research project and resulting report documents the history of the Holman Region based on extensive archival research and oral history interviews with elders.