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Norm Simmons fonds
154 · Fonds · 1960 - 1980

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.

Simmons, Norm, 1934-2016
G-1999-017 · Accession · 1986-1992
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources fonds

Included 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
G-1999-091 · Accession · 1985-1990
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources fonds

Nine of the audiocassettes contain nine programs from the series entitled "This Land We Share.'" It was a monthly program produced by the department that aimed to educate northerners about the role of the Department of Renewable Resources. One audiocassette is entitled "Knowing Our Resources." It was also produced by the department and contained information on new hunting regulations, legislation, and funding for various projects that affected land use and protection of wildlife. 2 audiocassettes contain the same radio ad entitled "Let's Put Garbage in Its Place." This ad was produced for the Pollution Control Division as part of an anti-litter campaign run by the Department. The recording consisted of several variations of the same radio jingle. The remaining 2 cassettes contain the same program called "Fish and Wildlife Ordinance." The recording contains discussions about responsible game management and the differences between hunting technology in the past and present. The audio reel contains recordings of the proceedings and discussion from the Fur Symposium held in Fort Resolution in 1986.

Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources. Conservation Education and Resource Development division
G-2007-026 · Accession · 1970-1996
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources fonds

Records date from 1970-1996 and relate to devolution of land and water resources, as well as development and negotiation of an agreement and work plan between the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and GNWT on a five year recreational fish stocking plan. There are also records related to the porcupine caribou management agreement, management plan for the bluenose caribou herd, correspondence related to hunting rights and historical review of the Peel River wildlife preserve, correspondence between the Department and an individual regarding the bison quota and other wildlife conservation concerns, and a legal opinion on the Dene/Metis Agreement in Principle and muskox quota for Snowdrift (Lutselk'e).

G-2007-045 · Accession · 1979-1982
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources fonds

Records date from 1979-1982 and consist of published reports. Records include reports multiple topics, including the objectives of the Board, population studies, imported foods to the Northwest Territories, wind energy, aquatic resources, arctic marine mammals, dietary habits of native populations and animal management.

Northwest Territories. Science Advisory Board of the Northwest Territories
G-1988-010 · Accession · 1984-1986
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources fonds

"Koukdjuak Crossing: Caribou Tagging on Baffin Island" was produced in 1984 and is 18 minutes long. It explains the caribou-tagging program, as it existed on Baffin Island up to that date. The film shows Paul Kraft and crew ear-tagging caribou on the Koukdjuak River, and then explains how this has contributed to knowledge of caribou movements on south Baffin. This film is available in English (:0001) and Inuktitut (:0002). "To Have Forever: Hunting the Bathurst Caribou Herd" was produced in 1986 and is 26 minutes long. This film shows the importance of the Bathurst herd to three different cultures: Inuit, Dene and non-natives. Hunters are shown in summer, fall and winter, and different meat handling techniques are compared and contrasted. This film is available in English (:0003) and Innuiaqtun (:0004). The Innuiaqtun version is available on VHS videocassette only.

Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources. Conservation Education and Resource Development division
G-1992-014 · Accession · [198-?]
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources fonds

One series of posters documents the NWT Winners for the annual National Wildlife Week Poster Contest, another series warns of the dangers of bears. A third series relates to Wildlife Regulations on hunting and the export of animals/pelts/meat outside the Northwest Territories. The Wildlife Ordinance posters are often duplicated to allow for the use of the following four languages: English, French, Syllabics and Inuktitut (Roman Orthography).

Northwest Territories. Department of Renewable Resources. Field Services division

Records consist of correspondence, reports by regional and community officers, minutes, field project reports, report forms recording information on polar bear and musk-ox kills and fish landings. The records relate to a variety of activities such as hunting, trapping, enforcement, animal studies and fisheries. 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 administrative regions of the Government of the Northwest Territories have been kept in an effort to document regional activities and responses.

Northwest Territories. Department of Natural and Cultural Affairs. Wildlife Service

Records relate to administrative functions, such as staffing policies. Records also contain correspondence with Hunters and Trappers Associations, records regarding Community Integrated Resource Management Plans and Wood Bison Management, legislation including the Migratory Birds Convention Act and the Game Export Act, licensing (fishing and commercial meat industry). There are also files concerning Wood Bison Hunt Regulations.

Northwest Territories. Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. Wildlife and Fisheries division

The records consist of the NWT Energy Plan and the work surrounding its creation as drafted by the Energy Secretariat; meeting minutes of the Arctic Energy Alliance with RWED Deputy Minister participation from 1997-2002; and ministerial and deputy minister chronos from 2004.

Northwest Territories. Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. Directorate

This accession consists of records from the Wildlife division of the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. The records relate to outfitting, fisheries management, a Bathurst Caribou study, and Wildlife Act revisions, and also include Senior Management committee material and briefing notes for 1999-2004.