Northwest Territories 21186 225190469 2008-07-12T10:56:10Z 86.40.125.12 {{For|the former United States territory|Northwest Territory}} {{For|other geographical names that include "Northwest"|Northwest}} {{coor title dm|64|16|N|119|11|W}} {{Infobox Province or territory of Canada | Name = Northwest Territories | AlternateName = ''Territoires du Nord-Ouest'' | Fullname = Northwest Territories | EntityAdjective = Territorial | Flag = Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg | CoatOfArms = Coat_of_arms_of_Northwest_Territories.png | Map = Northwest Territories-map.png | Label_map = no | Motto = The New North | OfficialLang = [[Dene Suline language|Chipewyan]], [[Cree language|Cree]], [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Gwich’in language|Gwich’in]], [[Inuinnaqtun]], [[Inuktitut]], [[Inuvialuktun]], [[Slavey language|North Slavey]], [[Slavey language|South Slavey]], [[Dogrib language|Tłįchǫ]]<ref name="lang">[http://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/PDF/ACTS/Official_Languages.pdf Northwest Territories Official Languages Act, 1988] (as amended 1988, 1991-1992, 2003)</ref> | Flower = [[Dryas octopetala|Mountain avens]] | Tree = [[Tamarack Larch]] | Bird = [[Gyrfalcon]] | Capital = [[Yellowknife]] | LargestCity = Yellowknife | LargestMetro = Yellowknife | Premier = [[Floyd Roland]] | PremierParty = [[Consensus government]], no party affiliations | Viceroy = [[Tony Whitford|Anthony "Tony" W.J. Whitford]] | ViceroyType = Commissioner | PostalAbbreviation = NT | PostalCodePrefix = [[List of X postal codes of Canada|X0, X1 (Yellowknife)]] | AreaRank = 3<sup>rd</sup> | area_footnotes = <ref name="census06">[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=61&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Northwest%20Territories&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=61 Canada Census 2006]</ref> | TotalArea_km2 = 1346106 | LandArea_km2 = 1140835 | WaterArea_km2 = 205271 | PercentWater = 15.2 | PopulationRank = 11<sup>th</sup> | Population = 42,514 (est.)<ref>{{cite web | author= Statistics Canada|publisher= |title= Canada's population estimates 2008-06-25 |accessdate=2008-06-25 |url=http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080625/d080625b.htm}}</ref> | PopulationYear = 2008 | DensityRank = 12<sup>th</sup> | Density_km2 = 0.037 | GDP_year = 2006 | GDP_total = C$4.103 billion<ref>[http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/econ15.htm Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory]</ref> | GDP_rank = 11<sup>th</sup> | GDP_per_capita = C$97,923 | GDP_per_capita_rank = 1<sup>st</sup> | AdmittanceOrder = 5<sup>th</sup> | AdmittanceDate = 1870 ([[Hudson's Bay Company]] cedes territory to Canada) | TimeZone = [[UTC]]-7 | HouseSeats = 1 | SenateSeats = 1 | ISOCode = CA-NT | Website = www.gov.nt.ca }} The '''Northwest Territories''' ({{IPAEng|ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz}}) ('''NWT''' or '''NT'''; [[French language|French]], ''les Territoires du Nord-Ouest'') is a [[provinces and territories of Canada|territory]] of [[Canada]]. Located in [[northern Canada]], it borders Canada's two other territories, [[Yukon]] to the west and [[Nunavut]] to the east, and three provinces: [[British Columbia]] to the southwest, [[Alberta]] and [[Saskatchewan]] to the south. It has an area of {{km2 to sq mi |1140835 |precision=0 |spell=UK |wiki=yes}} and a population of 41,464 as of the [[Canada 2006 Census|2006 census]], an increase of 11.0% from 2001. Its capital has been [[Yellowknife]] since 1967. Geographical features include the vast [[Great Bear Lake|Great Bear]] and [[Great Slave Lake]]s, as well as the immense [[Mackenzie River]] and the canyons of the [[Nahanni National Park Reserve]], a [[National Parks of Canada|national park]] and [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. Territorial [[island]]s in the [[Canadian Arctic Archipelago]] include [[Banks Island]], [[Borden Island]], [[Prince Patrick Island]], and parts of [[Victoria Island (Canada)|Victoria Island]] and [[Melville Island (Canada)|Melville Island]]. The highest point is [[Mount Nirvana]] near the border with Yukon at an elevation 2,773 metres (9,098 ft). == History == {{main|History of Northwest Territories}} The present-day territory was created in June 1870, when the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] transferred [[Rupert's Land]] and [[North-Western Territory]] to the [[government of Canada]]. This immense region comprised all of non-confederation Canada except British Columbia, the coast of the [[Great Lakes]], the [[Saint Lawrence River]] valley and the southern third of [[Quebec]], the [[Maritimes]], [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], and the [[Labrador]] coast. It also excluded the [[British Arctic Territories|Arctic Islands]] except the southern half of [[Baffin Island]]; these remained under direct [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] claim until 1880. After the transfer, the territories were gradually whittled away. The province of [[Manitoba]] was created on [[15 July]] [[1870]], a tiny square around Winnipeg, and then enlarged in 1881 to a rectangular region composing the modern province's south. By the time British Columbia joined [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]] on [[20 July]] [[1871]], it had already (1866) been granted the portion of North-Western Territory south of 60 degrees north and west of 120 degrees west, an area that had comprised most of the [[Stikine Territory]]. In 1882, [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] in the District of [[Assiniboia]] became the territorial capital; after Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces in 1905, Regina became the provincial capital of Saskatchewan. In 1876, the [[District of Keewatin]], at the centre of the territory, was separated from it. In 1882 and again in 1896, the remaining portion was divided into the following districts (corresponding to the following modern-day areas): * [[District of Alberta|Alberta]] (southern Alberta); * [[Assiniboia#District of Assiniboia|Assiniboia]] (southern Saskatchewan); * [[District of Athabasca|Athabasca]] (northern Alberta and Saskatchewan); * [[District of Franklin|Franklin]] (the Arctic islands and [[Boothia Peninsula|Boothia]] and [[Melville Peninsula]]s); * [[District of Mackenzie|Mackenzie]] (mainland NWT and western Nunavut); * [[District of Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan]] (central Saskatchewan); * [[District of Ungava|Ungava]] (modern-day northern Quebec and inland Labrador, as well as an offshore area in [[Hudson Bay]]); * [[Yukon]] (modern Yukon Territory). Keewatin was returned to NWT in 1905. {{seealso|Districts of the Northwest Territories}} In the meantime, [[Ontario]] was enlarged northwestward in 1882. Quebec was also extended, in 1898, and Yukon was made a separate territory in the same year to deal with the [[Klondike Gold Rush]] and to remove the NWT government from administering the sudden boom of population, economic activity and influx of non-Canadians. The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905, and Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec acquired the last of their modern territories from NWT in 1912. This left only the districts of Mackenzie, Franklin (which absorbed the remnants of Ungava in 1920), and Keewatin. In 1925, the boundaries of NWT were extended all the way to the [[North Pole]] on the sector principle, vastly expanding its territory onto the northern [[ice cap]]. The reduced Northwest Territories was not represented in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] from 1907 until 1947 when the electoral district of [[Yukon—Mackenzie River]] was created. This riding only included the District of Mackenzie. The rest of the Northwest Territories had no representation in the House of Commons until 1962, when the [[Northwest Territories (electoral district)|Northwest Territories electoral district]] was created in recognition of the [[Inuit]] having been given the [[Suffrage|right to vote]] in 1953. In 1912 the Government of Canada renamed the territory to Northwest Territories, dropping the [[hyphen]]ated form. Between 1925 and 1999, the Northwest Territories measured {{km2 to sq mi|3439296|precision=0|spell=UK|}} – larger than [[India]]. [[Image:North-western-territory.png|thumb|300px|North-Western Territory in 1859]] Finally, on [[April 1]], [[1999]], the eastern three-fifths of the Northwest Territories (including all of the Keewatin district and much of the Mackenzie and Franklin) became a separate territory called Nunavut. There was some discussion of changing the name of the Northwest Territories after the separation of Nunavut, possibly to a term from an Aboriginal language. One proposal was "Denendeh" ("our land" in [[Dene]]). The idea was advocated by former premier [[Stephen Kakfwi]], among others. In the end, as a poll conducted prior to division showed, strong support remained for retaining the name "Northwest Territories". This name arguably became more appropriate following division than it was when the territory extended far into Canada's north''east''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050405201955/http://caldercup.com/CNEWSNunavut/feature11.html Tundra for two: dividing Canada's far-north is no small task]</ref><ref> [http://web.archive.org/web/20030118152558/http://imprint.uwaterloo.ca/issues/112699/4Features/Features2.shtml What about Bob, Water-Lou?]</ref> In [[Inuktitut]], the Northwest Territories are referred to as ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ (''Nunatsiaq''), "beautiful land." == Demographics == {{Main|Demographics of Northwest Territories}} According to the 2001 Canadian census the 10 major [[ethnic group]]s were:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo26m.htm |title=Population by selected ethnic origins, by province and territory |author=StatCan |authorlink=Statistics Canada |year=2005 |month=January |accessdate=2007-03-15}}</ref> * [[First Nations]] - 36.0% * Canadian - 19.6% * [[English people|English]] - 16.6% * [[Scottish people|Scottish]] - 14.0% * [[Irish people|Irish]] - 12.0% * [[Inuit]] - 11.2% * [[French people|French]] - 10.4% * [[Germans|German]] - 8.1% * [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] - 8.0% * [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] - 3.4% '''Population of Northwest Territories since 1871'''<ref>[http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo62m.htm Population urban and rural, by province and territory (Northwest Territories)]. [[Statistics Canada]], 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060927/d060927a.htm Canada's population]. [[Statistics Canada]]. Last accessed September 28, 2006.</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Population ! five-year<br>% change ! ten-year<br>% change ! Rank among provinces<br>and territories |- | 1871 | 48,000 | n/a | n/a | 6 |- | 1881 | 56,446 | n/a | 17.6 | 7 |- | 1891 | 98,967 | n/a | 75.3 | 7 |- | 1901 | 20,129[[#fn 1|<sup>1</sup>]] | n/a | -79.7 | 11 |- | 1911 | 6,507[[#fn 2|<sup>2</sup>]] | n/a | -67.7 | 11 |- | 1921 | 8,143 | n/a | 25.1 | 10 |- | 1931 | 9,316 | n/a | 14.4 | 10 |- | 1941 | 12,028 | n/a | 29.1 | 10 |- | 1951 | 16,004 | n/a | 33.1 | 11 |- | 1956 | 19,313 | 20.7 | n/a | 11 |- | 1961 | 22,998 | 19.1 | 43.7 | 11 |- | 1966 | 28,738 | 25.0 | 48.8 | 11 |- | 1971 | 34,805 | 21.1 | 51.3 | 11 |- | 1976 | 42,610 | 22.4 | 48.3 | 11 |- | 1981 | 45,740 | 7.3 | 31.4 | 11 |- | 1986 | 52,235 | 14.2 | 22.6 | 11 |- | 1991 | 57,649 | 10.3 | 26.0 | 11 |- | 1996 | 64,402 | 11.7 | 23.2 | 11 |- | 2001 | 37,360[[#fn 3|<sup>3</sup>]] | -42.0 | -35.2 | 11 |- | 2006 | 41,464[[#fn 4|<sup>4</sup>]] | 12.0 | -35.0 | 11 |} {{fnb|1}}Yukon Territory was ceded from the Northwest Territories in 1898.<br /> {{fnb|2}}Alberta and Saskatchewan were created from parts of the Northwest Territories in 1905.<br /> {{fnb|3}}Data through 1996 includes Nunavut. 2001 data does not include Nunavut.<br /> {{fnb|4}}2006 census data. === Language === [[French language|French]] was made an official language in 1877 by the appointed government, after lengthy and bitter debate resulting from a [[speech from the Throne]] in 1888 by Lt. Governor [[Joseph Royal]]. The members voted on more than one occasion to nullify and make [[English language|English]] the only language used in the assembly. After some conflict with Ottawa and a decisive vote on [[January 19]] [[1892]], the issue was put to rest as an English-only territory. In the early 1980s, the government of the Northwest Territories was again under pressure by the federal government to reintroduce French as an official language. Some native members walked out of the assembly, protesting that they would not be permitted to speak their own language. The executive council appointed a special committee of MLAs to study the matter. They decided that if French was to be an official language, then so must the other languages in the territories. The Northwest Territories's Official Languages Act recognizes the following eleven [[official language]]s, which is more than any other political division in the Americas:<ref name="lang" /> * [[Dene Suline language|Chipewyan]] * [[Cree language|Cree]] * [[English language|English]] * [[French language|French]] * [[Gwich’in language|Gwich’in]] * [[Inuinnaqtun]] * [[Inuktitut]] * [[Inuvialuktun]] * [[Slavey language|North Slavey]] * [[Slavey language|South Slavey]] * [[Dogrib language|Tłįchǫ]] NWT residents have a right to use any of the above languages in a territorial court and in debates and proceedings of the legislature. However, laws are legally binding only in their French and English versions, and the government only publishes laws and other documents in the territory's other official languages when the legislature asks it to. Furthermore, access to services in any language is limited to institutions and circumstances where there is significant demand for that language or where it is reasonable to expect it given the nature of the services requested. In reality, this means that English language services are universally available, and there is no guarantee that other languages, including French, will be used by any particular government service except for the courts. === Mother tongue === The 2006 census returns showed a population of 41,464. Of the 40,680 singular responses to the census question concerning 'mother tongue', the most reported languages were: {| class="wikitable" |- | 1 | '''English''' | 31,545 | 77.5% |- | 2 | '''Dogrib''' | 1,950 | 4.8% |- | 3 | '''South Slavey''' | 1,285 | 3.2% |- | 4 | '''French''' | 975 | 2.4% |- | 5 | '''North Slavey''' | 835 | 2.1% |- | 6 | '''Inuktitut''' | 695 | 1.7% |- | 7 | Tagalog | 505 | 1.2% |- | 8 | '''Chipewyan''' | 390 | 1.0% |- | 9 | Vietnamese | 305 | 0.8% |- | 10 | Chinese | 260 | 0.6% |- | 11= | '''Cree''' | 190 | 0.5% |- | 11= | German | 190 | 0.5% |- | 11= | '''Gwich'in''' | 190 | 0.5% |} There were also 320 responses of both English and a 'non-official language'; 15 of both French and a 'non-official language'; 45 of both English and French, and about 400 people who either did not respond to the question, or reported multiple non-official languages, or else gave some other unenumerated response. The Northwest Territories' official languages are shown in bold.<br>(Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses)<ref>{{cite paper |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89201&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |title=Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses - 20% Sample Data|date=2007}}</ref> == Economy == The territory enjoys vast geological resources including [[diamond]]s, [[gold]], and [[natural gas]]. In particular, NWT diamonds are touted as an ethical alternative that allays risks of supporting conflicts by purchasing [[blood diamond]]s. However, their exploitation has raised environmental concerns, including the potential havoc that a spill from tailings ponds could cause to unspoiled wilderness areas. {{Fact|date=March 2008}} The vast natural resources and relatively low population give the Northwest Territories the highest per capita [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] of all provinces or territories in Canada. In fact, its per capita GDP of [[Canadian dollar|C$]]97,923 would rank it first in the world if it were considered as its own country, well ahead of [[Luxembourg]] (at approximately C$83,000 (nominal GDP)).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_provinces_and_territories_by_gross_domestic_product#Ordered_by_GDP_per_capita] [[Image:Diavik Diamond Mine.jpg|thumb|right|Diavik Diamond Mine in the North Slave Region]] === Major territorial mines === * [[Eldorado Mine]] - 1933-1940, 1942-1960, 1976-1982 ([[radium]], [[uranium]], [[silver]], [[copper]]) * [[Con Mine]] - 1938-2003 (gold) * [[Negus Mine]] - 1939-1952 (gold) * [[Ptarmigan and Tom Mine]] - 1941-1942, 1986-1997 (gold) * [[Thompson-Lundmark Mine]] - 1941-1943, 1947-1949 (gold) * [[Giant Mine]] - 1948-2004 (gold) * [[Discovery Mine]] - 1950-1969 (gold) * [[Rayrock Mine]] - 1957-1959 (uranium) * [[Camlaren Mine]] - 1962-1963, 1980-1981 (gold) * [[Cantung Mine]] - 1962-1986, 2002-2003, 2005-current ([[tungsten]]) * [[Echo Bay Mines Limited]] - 1964-1975 (silver and copper) * [[Pine Point Mine]] - 1964-1988 ([[lead]] and [[zinc]]) * [[Tundra Mine]] - 1964-1968 (gold) * [[Terra Mine]] - 1969-1985 (silver and copper) * [[Salmita Mine]] - 1983-1987 (gold) * [[Colomac Mine]] - 1990-1992, 1994-1997 (gold) * [[Ekati Diamond Mine]] - 1998-current (diamonds) * [[Diavik Diamond Mine]] - 2003-current (diamonds) * [[Snap Lake Diamond Mine Project|De Beers Snap Lake Diamond Mine]] - 2007-current (diamonds) == Government == [[Image:Northwest Territories License Plate 2000.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Current [[Vehicle registration plates of Northwest Territories|Northwest Territories licence plate]]]] As a territory, the Northwest Territories has fewer rights than the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provinces]]. During his term, Premier Kakfwi pushed to have the federal government accord more rights to the territory, including having a greater share of the returns from the territory's natural resources go to the territory.<ref>[http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030703.wnwt0703/BNStory/National/ NWT Premier asks provincial leaders for backing]</ref> Devolution of powers to the territory was an issue in the [[Northwest Territories general election, 2003|20th general election]] in 2003, and has been ever since the territory began electing members in 1881. The [[Commissioner#Canadian territories|commissioner]] of the NWT is the chief executive and is appointed by the Governor-in-Council of Canada on the recommendation of the federal [[Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada)|Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development]]. The position used to be more administrative and governmental, but with the devolution of more powers to the elected assembly since 1967, the position has become symbolic. Since 1985 the commissioner no longer chairs meetings of the Executive Council (or [[cabinet]]), and the federal government has instructed commissioners to behave like a provincial [[lieutenant governor]]. Unlike lieutenant governors, the [[Commissioners of Northwest Territories|commissioner of the Northwest Territories]] is not a formal representative of the [[Monarchy of Canada|Queen of Canada]]. Unlike provincial governments and the Yukon, the government of the Northwest Territories does not have political parties, except for the period between 1898 and 1905. It is a [[consensus government]] called the [[Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories|Legislative Assembly]]. This group is composed of one member elected from each of the nineteen constituencies. After each general election, the new parliament elects a premier and speaker by secret ballot. Seven MLAs are also chosen as cabinet ministers, with the remainder forming the opposition. The territory's [[Northwest Territories general election, 2007|most recent general election]] was on [[October 1]] [[2007]]. The head of state for the territories is a Commissioner appointed by the federal government. The Commissioner had full governmental powers until 1980 when the territories were given greater self government. The legislature then began electing a cabinet and ''Government Leader'' later known as the [[Premier (Canada)|Premier]]. The [[Premier of the Northwest Territories]] is [[Floyd Roland]]. The member of Parliament for [[Western Arctic]], the riding that comprises the Northwest Territories, is [[Dennis Bevington]] ([[New Democratic Party]]). The Commissioner of the Northwest Territories is [[Tony Whitford]]. == Culture == {{Unreferencedsection|date=February 2008}} Aboriginal issues in the Northwest Territories include the fate of the [[Dene]] who, in the 1940s, were employed to carry radioactive uranium ore from the mines on Great Bear Lake. Their [[cancer]] rates skyrocketed because of the lack of safety procedures that were available to their white colleagues. There is historic racial tension based on the bloody history between the Dene and the Inuit, who nevertheless have taken recent steps towards reconciliation. Land claims in the NWT culminated with the creation of the Inuit homeland of Nunavut, the result of the [[Nunavut Land Claims Agreement]], the largest land claim in Canadian history. Another land claims agreement with the [[Tli Cho|Dogrib nation]] created a region within NWT called [[Tlicho Government|Tli Cho]], between Great Bear and Great Slave Lakes, which will give the Dogrib their own legislative bodies, taxes, resource royalties, and other affairs, though NWT will still maintain control over such areas as health and education. This area includes two of Canada's three diamond mines at Ekati and Diavik. == See also == {{commonscat|Northwest Territories}} * Northwest Territories lists: *: [[List of airports in the Northwest Territories|Airports]];· [[Lieutenant-Governors of Northwest Territories|Lieutenant-Governors]];· [[Commissioners of Northwest Territories|Commissioners]];· [[List of Northwest Territories general elections|General elections]];· [[List of premiers of the Northwest Territories|Premiers]];· [[List of Northwest Territories plebiscites|Plebiscites]];· [[List of Northwest Territories highways|Highways]];· [[History of Northwest Territories capital cities|Capital cities]];· [[List of Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies|Legislative Assemblies]];· [[List of communities in the Northwest Territories|Communities]];{{smaller|([[List of abandoned communities in Northwest Territories|abandoned]])}} * [[Symbols of Northwest Territories]] * [[List of National Parks of Canada]] * [[Scouting in the Northwest Territories]] == Notes == {{Reflist}} == References == <div class="references-small"> * Ecosystem Classification Group, and Northwest Territories. ''Ecological Regions of the Northwest Territories Taiga Plains''. Yellowknife, NWT: Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 2007. ISBN 0770801617 </div> == External links == * [http://www.gov.nt.ca/ Government of the Northwest Territories] * [http://www.pwnhc.ca Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre] * [http://www.auroracollege.nt.ca/ Aurora College] * [http://nwtarchives.ca/ NWT Archives] * [http://pwnhc.ca/timeline/index.html NWT Historical Timeline] * [http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/aborig/land/contents.htm NWT Literacy Council] * [http://www.gov.nt.ca/langcom/home.htm Language Commissioner of the Northwest Territories] * [http://www.lessonsfromtheland.ca/ Lessons From the Land: interactive journeys of NWT traditional Aboriginal trails] * [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-73-1021/politics_economy/elections_nwt/ CBC Digital Archives - Northwest Territories: Voting in Canada's North] {{Provinces and territories of Canada}} {{Subdivisions of Northwest Territories}} [[Category:1870 in Canada]] [[Category:Beaufort Sea]] [[Category:Northwest Territories|*]] [[Category:Provinces and territories of Canada]] [[ar:المقاطعات الشمالية الغربية]] [[az:Şimal-Qərb Əraziləri]] [[zh-min-nan:Sai-pak Léng-thó͘]] [[bs:Sjeverozapadne teritorije]] [[bg:Северозападни територии]] [[ca:Territoris del Nord-oest]] [[cs:Severozápadní teritoria]] [[cy:Tiriogaethau'r Gogledd-orllewin]] [[da:Northwest Territories]] [[de:Nordwest-Territorien]] [[et:Loodealad]] [[el:Βορειοδυτικά Εδάφη]] [[es:Territorios del Noroeste]] [[eo:Nordokcidentaj Teritorioj]] [[eu:Ipar-mendebaldeko lurraldeak]] [[fr:Territoires du Nord-Ouest]] [[gv:Thallooyn yn Eear Hwoaie]] [[gl:Territorios do Noroeste]] [[ko:노스웨스트 준주]] [[id:Northwest Territories]] [[iu:ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ/nunatsiaq]] [[it:Territori del Nord-Ovest]] [[he:הטריטוריות הצפון מערביות]] [[pam:Northwest Territories]] [[ka:ჩრდილო-დასავლეთი ტერიტორიები]] [[kw:Tiredhow an North-West]] [[la:Territoria Septentrio-occidentalia]] [[lt:Šiaurės Vakarai (Kanada)]] [[lij:Tæritöi do Nòrd-Ovest]] [[mk:Северозападни Територии]] [[nl:Northwest Territories]] [[ja:ノースウエスト準州]] [[no:Nordvestterritoriene]] [[nn:Nordvestterritoria]] [[pms:Teritòri dël Nòrd-Òvest]] [[pl:Terytoria Północno-Zachodnie]] [[pt:Territórios do Noroeste]] [[ro:Teritoriile de Nordvest]] [[ru:Северо-Западные территории]] [[simple:Northwest Territories]] [[sk:Severozápadné teritóriá]] [[sr:Севернозападне територије]] [[fi:Luoteisterritoriot]] [[sv:Northwest Territories]] [[ta:வடமேற்கு நிலப்பகுதிகள்]] [[vi:Northwest Territories]] [[tr:Kuzeybatı Toprakları]] [[uk:Північно-західні території]] [[vo:Northwest Territories]] [[bat-smg:Šiaurės vakarū terituorėjė]] [[zh:西北地区 (加拿大)]]