Territories of the North-West

The Territories of the North-West (in summary TNO; Northwest Territories - NWT in English) form one of the territories of the Canadian Arctique . Of a Surface of: 1141108 km ², they sheltered, in 2001, a population of: 37360 inhabitants (the Ténois ).

Geography

These territories are in the east of the Yukon, the west of the Nunavut, and in the north of the Colombia-British, the Alberta, and the Saskatchewan.

They include in particular the following major sites:

In the Arctic archipelago, the Territories include the island Banks, the island of Prince-Patrick, and the portions of the Île Victoria and the Île Melville.

Cities and communities

Since 1967, the capital of the Territories of the North-West east Yellowknife, on the edge of the Big lake of the Slaves.

The communities of the Territories of the North-West include Aklavik, Bathurst Inlet, Colville Lake, Deline, Enterprise, Fort Good Hope, Fort Black poplar, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Holman, Inuvik, Jean Marie River, Lutselk' E, Nahanni Butte, Norman Wells, Paulatuk, Rae-Edzo, Rae Lakes, Resolute, Sachs Harbor , Snare Lake, Trout Lake, Tuktoyaktuk, Tulita, Wha Ti, and Wrigley.

Government

Contrary to the provincial governments, that of the Territories does not have political parties. It is a government of consensus called the legislative Parliament. This group contains a member democratically elected of each of the 19 districts.

The Prime Minister for the Territories of the North-West is Floyd Roland. The deputy at the Parliament for Western Arctic, the district of the Territories of the North-West, is the néo-democrat Dennis Bevington.

Languages

The Loi on the official languages of the TNO recognizes eleven official languages:

Several varieties of Michif S are also spoken by the Métis about the Territories about the North-West, but do not have a legal existence.

History

The Territories of the North-West were created in 1870, when the Compagnie of Hudson Bay transferred the Ground from Rupert (the basin of the Hudson Bay) and the Territory of the North-West (the basin of the oceans Arctique and Pacific Ocean) to the government of the Canada. Those composed the Territories of the North-West. This immense area included all modern Canada except the Colombia-British, the coasts of the Big lakes, the valley of the Fleuve the St. Lawrence, the Seaboard provinces, Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador. It excluded also the Arctic Archipel except the southern half of the Île of Baffin; this area continued under direct British administration until in 1880.

After the transfer, the Territories gradually decreased in surface. The province of the Manitoba united Canada in 1870 separately; initially a small square around Winnipeg, then (1881) a square area including the south of the modern province.

In 1876, the district of Keewatin, in the center of the territory, was removed to him. Into 1882 and still into 1896, the portion which remained was divided among the following districts (corresponding to the following modern areas):

  • Alberta (Alberta southernmost);
  • Assiniboia (Saskatchewan Southerner);
  • Athabaska (Alberta and Saskatchewan Southerners);
    • Franklin
  • (the Arctic archipelago);
  • Mackenzie (continental TNO and Nunavut);
  • Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan power station);
  • Ungava (septentrional Quebec and interior Labrador);
  • Keewatin would be reinstated in the TNO in 1905.

Meanwhile, the Ontario was widened towards the North-West in 1889. The Quebec was also widened, in 1898, and the Yukon was made up in district of the Territories of the North-West in 1895 and territory separated in 1898 for better managing the local interests at the time of the Gold rush of the Klondike. The provinces of the Alberta and the Saskatchewan were created in 1905, and Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario prolong their territories towards north in 1912. These changes left only the districts of Mackenzie, Franklin, and Keewatin. However in 1925 the borders of T. - NR. - O. were extended until the North pole on the principle of sectors, widening largely its territory on the icy course.

Lastly, on April 1st 1999, the oriental party (especially populated Inuit S) of the Territories (including all the district of Keewatin and a great portion of both others) became a territory separated under the name of Nunavut.

National parks of the Territories of the North-West

  • Reserve and National park Nahanni, created in 1972 on: 4765 km ² and registered with the World heritage of UNESCO;

  • National park Aulavik, created in 1992 on: 12200 km ²;

See too

External bonds

  • To travel and work with Yellowknife, Territories of the North-West
  • Official site Government of the Territories of the North-West
  • tourist Official site of the Territories of the North-West

References

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