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Encyclopedia > List of communities in the Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories of Canada contain one city, four towns, four charter communities, one village, ten designated authorities, ten hamlets, and three settlements. Motto: none Official languages Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, Tåîchô [1] Flower Mountain avens Tree Tamarack Bird Gyr Falcon Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government (no party affiliations)) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats...

Aklavik (Barren-ground grizzly place) is a community located 68°13 North latitude and 135°00 West longitude in the territory of Northwest Territories, Canada, with a population of 748 as of the 2000 census. ... Behchoko, Northwest Territories, (Tli Cho) formerly Rae-Edzo was established 1 December 2005 and merged the communities of Rae (after John Rae) and Edzo, which are four miles apart by air and eleven miles apart driving distance. ... The aboriginal village of Colville Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located on a lake of the same name, and is northeast of Norman Wells. ... Great Bear Lake, NWT, Canada Deline (formerly known as Fort Franklin until 1 June 1993) is a community on the western shore of Great Bear Lake, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... A small Dene community just outside Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. ... Enterprise is an Indian settlement in Canadas Northwest Territories with a population of 88. ... Fort Good Hope is a community in the Northwest Territories in Canada. ... The village of Fort Liard is a Dehcho village located in the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Fort McPherson is a community in the Northwest Territories in Canada. ... Fort Providence is a town located west of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Fort Resolution - A community in the Northwest Territories at the mouth of the Slave River. ... Fort Simpson, in the Northwest Territories, is a town on an island at the confluence of the Mackenzie and Liard Rivers, both traditionally trade routes for the Hudsons Bay Company and the native Dene people of the area. ... Fort Smith is a community in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Hay River on Great Slave Lake Hay River connection to the Arctic Ocean Hay River is a community on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Inuvik is a small town in the Northwest Territories of Canada. ... The Dehcho community of Jean Marie River is located on the Mackenzie River in the southwest part of the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... The aboriginal village of Kakisa in the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located on a lake of the same name, and is southeast of Fort Providence. ... The aboriginal community of Łutselke (place of small fish), also spelt Łutsel Ke, is located on the south shore near the eastern end of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... The Dehcho village of Nahanni Butte is located at he confluence of the Liard and South Nahanni Rivers in the southwestern part of the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Norman Wells is a community in the Mackenzie Valley area of the Northwest Territories of Canada. ... Paulatuk is a town in the Northwest Territories of Canada. ... The aboriginal community of Gameti, formerly known as Rae Lakes until 1 December 2005, is located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Sachs Harbour is a small community on the southwestern coast of Banks Island, in Canadas Northwest Territories. ... City nickname: Tuk Government Territory Northwest Territories Land Claim Area Inuvialuit Electoral District Nunakput Member of Parliament Ethel Blondon-Andrew Senator Nick G. Sibbeston Mayor Eddie Dillon Physical characteristics Land Area      11. ... Tulita, meaning where the rivers meet, formerly known as Fort Norman, is a hamlet of c 450 people in the Northwest Territories. ... The community of Trout Lake is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, in the southern Northwest Territories, Canada. ... The First Nations community of Tsiigehtchic is located at the confluence of the Mackenzie and the Arctic Red River, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... The townsite of Tungsten is located at the now closed Cantung Mine in the Northwest Territories. ... , Looking at Ulukhaktok from the bluffs that give the community its name. ... Wekweti (meaning rock lake), with a population of 135 (as of 1996), was formerly known as Snare Lake, and is located approx. ... Wha Ti is a community of about 450 people in Canadas Northwest Territories. ... Wrigley is a community in Canadas Northwest Territories. ... Motto: Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) Coordinates: Country Canada Territory Northwest Territories Established 1936/1937 City Mayor Gordon Van Tighem Governing Body Consensus government Legislature List of Yellowknife MPs and MLAs Area    - City 105. ...

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Northwest Territories - MSN Encarta (1122 words)
For example, the territorial government manages forestry, renewable resources, and wildlife, while the federal government administers land, national parks, and nonrenewable resources such as oil and gas.
The small size of the economy and the high cost of delivering services to the residents of the Northwest Territories means that the federal government must provide around 90 percent of the territorial government’s budget.
Communities far away from Yellowknife have higher costs, and communities served only by aircraft have the highest food and housing costs.
Northwest Territories : NT (881 words)
The Northwest Territories are located east of Yukon, west of Nunavut, and north of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
Eight languages are spoken in the Northwest Territories: the Dene[?] languages Chipewyan[?], Dogrib[?], Gwich'in[?], North Slavey[?], and South Slavey[?]; the Inuit language Inuvialuktun[?]; and English and French.
In 1876, the district of Keewatin, at the centre of the territory, was separated from it.
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