Records are comprised of copies of speeches made by cabinet ministers including Tagak Curley (Dept. of Economic Development and Tourism), Nellie Cournoyea (Dept. of Renewable Resources), Nick Sibbeston (Government Leader) and Dennis Patterson (Dept. of Education).
Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Library Services divisionThe majority of the records were created by the Continuing and Special Education division and include records relating to adult education centres and programs, vocational programs and on-the-job training programs, post-secondary education, and education for children with disabilities. Records also include files from the Curriculum Services and Administrative Services divisions.
Records include meeting minutes from the Apprenticeship and Trade Qualification Board, Electrician Trade Advisory Committee, Industrial Warehousing Advisory Committee, Millwright/Machinist Trade Advisory Committee and the Small Equipment Mechanic Trade Advisory Committee.
Northwest Territories. Department of Education. Advanced Education divisionThese records, dated between 1968-1978, come from the Central Registry and were generated by the Director of Education (70 block), School Services (73 block) and Continuing and Special Education (75 block). The records relate to pupil residences, student hostels, teacher education programs, as well as adult vocational training centres and courses. There are Quarterly Returns for Breynat Hall, Lapointe Hall, Grollier Hall, Stringer Hall, Fleming Hall and Chief Jimmy Bruneau that date from 1969-1974.
The records consists of files from the Central Registry 70 Block, 72 Block, 73 Block, 75 Block, 77 Block and some quarterly residence returns from Breynat Hall (1969-1970) and Grollier Hall (1972-1974)l. Specifically the files relate to: Education - General, school programs in Detah, Grollier Hall in Inuvik, Continuing and Special Education and some Administrative services reports. There are also audit reports for Grollier Hall from 1971 and 1973 and these reports include staff lists.
Records include a booklet for prospective teachers, school calendars, and stories told by Tlicho and Chipewyan elders. The calendars include organizational charts, staff lists, and lists of Local Education Authorities. The booklet "Teaching in the Northwest Territories" was used to recruit teachers and contains information about the people, government, education system and living conditions in the North, as well as how to apply for a teaching position. The stories were likely used as a classroom resource or in developing curriculum material, and include Dogrib (Tlicho) legends and Chipewyan oral history stories, all handwritten in English. The Tlicho legends were told by Elizabeth Mackenzie, Nicholas [?] and Madeline Pea'a, translated and written by Virginia Football, and include legends about the bear, the mountain, Yamozaha, sign of a massacre, moon boy, Monla Jeezon, flint stone, Na-sy-dae, mother's story and Old Fort. The Chipewyan stories were told by John Jm. Beaulieu, Napolean Lafferty, Johnny Nataway, Francoise Nataway, Pierre Freezie and Helene Unka; they were written and translated by Dora Unka and include stories about the Metis, illness, war with Akaitcho, treaties and hunting.
Northwest Territories. Department of Education. Education Programs and Evaluation divisionRecords include daily school attendance registers from the elementary and secondary school grades at St. Patrick's Separate School in Yellowknife (1953-1970) and from Sir John Franklin High School (1959-1960, 1961-1963, 1964-1965) in Yellowknife. The information recorded in the registers includes the names of pupils, community of origin, disc, treaty or band numbers, attendance records and the names of the parents. The record of attendance is divided between "Eskimo", "Indian" and "Other".
This block contains the following series:
- [600-609] [Education] General
- [610-619] Teachers
- [620-629] Curriculum
- [630-639] Schools Administration
- [640-649] School Supplies & Equipment
- [660-669] Professional Organizations
- [670-679] Recreation and Welfare (Schools)
- [680-689] Vocational Training
- [690-699] Adult Education
Included are images of communities; buildings; indigenous animals; landmarks; Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line sites; people; special events; Anglican and Catholic Missions; schools; Dene and Inuit involved in traditional activities; and landscapes. The images would have been used in government publications and displays.
This fonds consists of 444 black and white 4 x 5 negatives and approximately 2 cm of textual material. The images were collected and taken by various Oblate fathers at the Sacred Heart Parish in Fort Simpson. Although one of the primary photographers was Father Henri Posset, many of the images appear to have been collected from other archives. The images depict the Oblate Fathers, Grey Nuns and Dene residents who either worked at, or attended, the churches, schools and hospitals operated by the Roman Catholic Church. Locations covered include Fort Simpson, Nahanni Butte, Fort Liard, Rae, Fort Providence, Trout Lake, Jean Marie River and Wrigley. The textual material includes 21 newsletters dated between 1960-1963 entitled "The Catholic Voice." These newsletters were produced by the Sacred Heart Parish and include a message from the church, as well as document the social, recreational and academic activities in the community.
Sacred Heart Parish (Fort Simpson)This fonds consists of a 19 page hand-written manuscript authored by Tish Robshaw in which she describes her life as a teacher in Yellowknife.
Robshaw, TishRecords date from 1972-1983 and relate to GNWT policy and program development, land claims issues, park development, Constitutional development, decentralization and natural resource projects.
Northwest Territories. Department of the Executive. Priorities and Planning SecretariatRecords include minutes and correspondence related to Directors and Superintendents Meetings and Educational Development Branch Meetings, a district review of the Sahtu Divisional Board of Education, a Lester B. Pearson College scholarship, and the Governor Generals Award Program.
Northwest Territories. Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Board Operations divisionRecords date from 1977-1995, and consist mainly of ministerial correspondence and chronos of various departments, including Finance, Education, Renewable Resources and Transportation, as well as chronos from the Office of the Premier. This accession also includes one file from the Pine Point Closure Committee, several files from the Office of Devolution, and files related to Forestry and the transfer of Forest Fire Services in the NWT.
Records include correspondence and drafts related to amendments to the Social Assistance Regulations, regulations under the Archives Act, and the Public Colleges Act, as well as an agreement between the Department of Education and the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre regarding the NACC facilities within Sir John Franklin High School.
Northwest Territories. Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Policy and Planning divisionOne file consisting of correspondence, public consultation documents, reports, and other material related to the development of regulations under the Education Act. Most of the documents discuss regulations relating to private schools; other topics include home schooling and how student records should be kept.
Northwest Territories. Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Policy and Planning divisionRecords include program reviews, Senior Management and Executive Committee meeting minutes, Directors/Superintendents meeting minutes, and Aurora and Arctic College Board of Directors meeting minutes and correspondence. Also included are community consultation documentation and copies of agreements between ECE and various governments.
Northwest Territories. Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Strategic and Business Services divisionRecords include Deputy Minister and Ministerial chronos from 1999. Records also include minutes from Executive Committee (1994-1995) and Senior Management Committee (1992-1994) meetings, as well as minutes from the Subcommittee for Human Resource Planning for Division (1994-1995) and the Nunavut Implementation Committee (1994). Also included is a file on the Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Program and a file on the restructuring of the Language Bureau.
Northwest Territories. Department of Education, Culture and Employment. DirectorateRecords consist of Ministerial chronos (Jake Ootes and Charles Dent) and Deputy Minister chronos (Loretta Foley and Mark Cleveland).
Northwest Territories. Department of Education, Culture and Employment. DirectorateRecords include deputy minister and ministerial chronos and files from committees, including the Education Leadership Council Science Research Deputy Ministers' Committee, Residential Schools Interagency Committee, and Maximizing Opportunities Strategic Initiative Committee.
Northwest Territories. Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Directorate