Selected resources related to the 50th Anniversary of
the Government of the Northwest Territories
As compiled by the NWT Archives
Special Thanks to:
Elections NWT
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Department of the Executive and Indigenous Affairs
CBC Digital Archives
People of the NWT, past and present
George Braden
June 16, 1980
January 11, 1984
Richard Nerysoo
January 11, 1984
November 5, 1985
Nick Sibbeston
November 5, 1985
November 12, 1987
Dennis Patterson
November 12, 1987
November 14, 1991
Nellie Cournoyea
November 14, 1991
November 22, 1995
Don Morin
November 22, 1995
November 26, 1998
Goo Arlooktoo
November 26, 1998
December 10, 1998
Jim Antoine
December 10, 1998
January 19, 2000
Stephen Kakfwi
January 19, 2000
December 11, 2003
Joe Handley
December 11, 2003
October 18, 2007
Floyd Roland
October 18, 2007
October 26, 2011
Bob Mcleod
October 26, 2011
Present
Lt. Col. Frederick D. White
August 24, 1905
1919
William W. Cory
June 27, 1919
February 17, 1931
Hugh H. Rowatt
March 31, 1931
April 30, 1934
Dr. Charles Camsell
December 3, 1936
December 3, 1946
Dr. Hugh L. Keenleyside
January 14, 1947
September 24, 1950
Maj. Gen. Hugh A. Young
November 14, 1950
November 15, 1953
R. Gordon Robertson
November 15, 1953
July 12, 1963
Bent G. Sivertz
July 12, 1963
January 16, 1967
Stuart Milton Hodgson
March 2, 1967
April 6, 1979
John Havelock Parker
April 15, 1979
July 31, 1989
Daniel L. Norris
October 2, 1989
September 30, 1994
Helen Maksagak
January 16, 1995
March 26, 1999
Daniel Joseph Marion
March 26, 1999
March 31, 2000
Glenna Hansen
March 31, 2000
April 7, 2005
Anthony W.J. Whitford
April 22, 2005
April 28, 2010
George L. Tuccaro
May 28, 2010
May 10, 2016
Margaret Thom
June 26, 2017
Present
The following interactive timeline highlights 50 select milestones from the last 50 years.
The table below lists all the winners of legislative elections since the 1st council was convened in 1951.
Full district level results and maps from 1959 onwards can be found on the Elections NWT website:
| Election Date | Constituency | Electee | Sitting | Type | Status |
|---|
Films documenting the evolution of the Government of the Northwest Territories.
Moving North (1967)
Emerging North (1986)
History in the Making (1990)
The Legislative Assembly at 20 (2013)
Useful resources for researching and commemorating this year’s anniversary.
Decade of Progress
“Decade of Progress” commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Government of the Northwest Territories. The book discusses six broad subject areas in which significant achievements have been made during the decade 1967-1977 in improving the lifestyles of residents of the Northwest Territories.
Challenge, Change & Commitment
In 2007, the Northwest Territories celebrated an important milestone in its history: the establishment of the seat of government, forty years before, in Yellowknife. The story of the Northwest Territories, its territorial and Aboriginal governments, its people and its evolution, documents challenges and accomplishments, major successes and unexpected misfortunes, careful strategies and spontaneous decisions. This anniversary book highlights and tracks this story with a collection of snapshots, biographies and charts in a well put together volume.
