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IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Yellowknife - Diamond Capital of North America
City of Yellowknife

ARTS AND CULTURE
Northern art, from traditional beading and quill works to paintings and sculptures, is in high demand on southern markets. When you see the fine detail and craftsmanship that is poured into every piece it's no wonder that northern artists and their wares are becoming more popular. Seeing the place where a piece of art is created often provides a deeper insight into and greater connection to a work. While you can find artisans of almost every genre in every part of the NWT, some regions are known for their specialties. For example, birch bark baskets are popular collectibles that are most commonly found in the Deh Cho, while the tiny isolated communities of the Western Arctic are known for their carvers. If there isn't time to visit each region, the major towns and cities have galleries with knowledgeable staff on hand to answer questions and provide background information on favourite styles or pieces.
Acho Dene Native Crafts Fort Liard Art Au Fax Yellowknife Art Canada - Fine Carvings & Artwork Fort Simpson Artico Biota Studio Yellowknife Arctic Canada Trading Company 1-800-661-0599 Yellowknife, NT Aurora Arts Society Yellowknife Dene Cultural Institute - Yamózha Kúé Society 1-867-874-8480 Hay River Reserve Dene Fur Clouds 1- 867-952-2179 Fort Providence, NT Birchwood Gallery Dawn Oman Yellowknife Arrowmakers Photos North Yellowknife Shawna Lampi-Legaree Yellowknife The Snow King	Native Culture City of Yellowknife
ENTERTAINMENT
POPULAR EVENTS Snowking Winter Festival Yellowknife March 2012 Great Northern Arts Festival Visual artists and performers from across the North gather each summer in Inuvik to celebrate the diversity that is Canada's North. July 15-24, 2011 Inuvik	The Biggest party under the Midnight Sun - Folk on the Rocks 31st Annual Folk on the Rocks Festival July 14 17, 2011 Open Sky Arts Festival Storytelling, moose hair tufting, theatre, modern dance, traditional fiddling, new media screenings July 1st - 3rd, 2011 Fort Simpson ...more events for the Northwest Territories
MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL SITES
Albert Faille's Cabin Fort Simpson Deline Fishery - Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Yellowknife Fort Simpson Heritage Park - History of Fort Simpson Fort Simpson Fort Smith Mission Historic Park 1-867-875 5570 Fort Smith The Holy Name of Mary Mission at Tsiigehtchic Tsiigehtchic Northern Life Museum and Cultural Centre 1-867-872-2859, 110 King St., Fort Smith Canol Heritage Trail - Norman Wells Historical Society 1-867-587-2415 Norman Wells Church of Our Lady of Good Hope Fort Good Hope Fort McPherson National Historic Site of Canada Site of the Hudson's Bay Company trading post as it was in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Fort McPherson Fort Reliance – Oldest continuously operating Hudson's Bay Company post, 1833 Fort Resolution – Main post on Great Slave Lake Fort Resolution Fort Simpson – North West Company (1804) and Hudson's Bay Company (1822) posts Old Fort Franklin - Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Deline Old Fort Providence - Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Yellowknife	Old Fort Reliance - Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Lutsel K'e Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church (The Igloo Church) 1-867-777-2236, 174 Mackenzie Road, Inuvik Northern Life Museum 1-867-872-8400, Fort Smith Norman Wells Historical Centre 1-867-587-2415 Norman Wells Old Town, Yellowknife Yellowknife Parry's Rock Wintering Site – Wintering site of William Edward Parry 's expedition of the Northwest Passage, 1819 Pilots' Monument Yellowknife Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Government of the Northwest Territories' museum and archives. 1-867-873-7551, 4750 48th Street, Yellowknife
REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY LINKS
Tourism
Government of Northwest Territories Visitor Information Centres: Blackstone Park Visitor Information Centre Liard Trail Dempster Delta Visitor Information Centre Dawson City, Yukon Dempster Highway Inuvik Tourism 1-867-777-8618 Inuvik Nitainlaii Park Visitor Reception Centre Dempster Highway Sixtieth Parallel Visitor Center NWT/Alberta border Western Arctic Regional Visitor Centre Inuvik	Discover North 1-877-881-4262 Yellowknife Northern Frontier Visitors Centre 1-867-873-4262, 4807-49th St., Yellowknife Spectacular Northwest Territories 1-800-661-0788 Yellowknife Yellowknife Visitor's Guide Hay River, Hub of the North Visiting Inuvik Tourism at Norman Wells
Municipalities
Fort Simpson 1-867-695-2253 Fort Simpson Fort Smith, Town of 1-867-872-8400 Fort Smith Hay River 1-867-874-6522, 73 Woodland Drive, Hay River	Inuvik, Town of 1-867-777-8600, 2 Firth Street, Inuvik Norman Wells, Town of 1-867-587-3700 Norman Wells Yellowknife - Diamond Capital of North America 1-867-920-5600, 4807 - 52 Street, Yellowknife
MEDIA
Deh Cho Drum Fort Simpson	Northern News Services
The Hub Hay River	CBC North
NATURE, SPORTS AND OUTDOORS
Anderson River Delta Bird Sanctuary Anderson River Aulavik National Park Fertile river valleys, polar deserts, buttes and badlands, rolling hills, and seacoasts are all part of Aulavik National Park. Paddle the Thomsen River, - one of the continent's most northerly navigable waterways. Species, Peary caribou, muskoxen. 1-867-690-3904 Sachs Harbour Banks Island Bird Sanctuaries Sachs Harbour Blackstone Territorial Park Visitor Centre 1-867-695 7515 Fort Liard Great Slave Lake 10th largest lake in the world, 456 kilometres (285 miles) long, 240 kilometres (150mi) wide and has an area of 28,438 square km (10,980 sq. mi.). Hay River Hidden Lake Cameron Falls Trail Yellowknife Sambaa Deh Falls Territorial Park Trout Lake	Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site It was established in 1922 to protect the last remaining herds of bison in northern Canada. Today, it protects an outstanding and representative example of Canada's Northern Boreal Plains. Nahanni National Park World Heritage Site The South Nahanni still swirls and crashes, the hot springs steam, the grizzlies prowl. There are no roads nor human communities. This is a wilderness largely unmodified by humans. Indeed, running water remains the major agent of change. Rivers cut canyons through the Mackenzie Mountains and spread alluvial fans. Salt Plains - Wood Buffalo Park One of the largest inland freshwater deltas in the world. Protects free roaming bison, last remaining natural nesting area for the endangered whooping crane. Peace-Athabasca Delta 1-867-872-7960 Fort Smith Virginia Falls, South Nahanni River Fort Simpson Trans Canada Trailhead site 69 degrees North Tuktoyaktuk
TOURS
Aurora Borealis: The aurora is a natural light show caused by a blend of oxygen, nitrogen, solar wind, and magnetic fields producing 10 million megawatts of luminescent power. Yellowknife, has over 240 potential viewing nights. And most of the territory is directly under the auroral oval. With many different ways to see the lights there's bound to be a perfect viewing option for everyone. Aurora Village offers heated, Aurora viewing lounge chairs on a massive deck plus plenty of while-you-wait activities. Blachford Lake Lodge offers the opportunity to view the Aurora out of doors in your bathing suit from the warm waters of a hot tub. Enodah Wilderness Travel takes you to a comfortable lodge on the shores of Great Slave Lake in the most versatile vehicle on earth: a Hagglunds BV 206. Yellowknife Outdoor Adventures guides you safely along snow covered trails by snowmobile to a cozy cabin with viewing deck. Ride out on Great Slave Lake in an eight passenger snowmobile from Hay River to see the Northern Lights with Great Slave Lake Tours. In Inuvik, Arctic Adventure Tours offers dog sledding tours, followed by an aurora show just outside a beautiful log cabin. Walk out on a frozen pond or hike the nearest hill around midnight on a clear night, with a thermos of hot chocolate, to view the aurora on your own. North Star Adventures an aboriginal owned outfitter, offers an intimate viewing package for no more than six people per night. Travel out from Fort Resolution to a camp on the Taltson River by dog team or snowmobile with Aurora Nights Lodge. Develop your photography skills, by capturing the northern lights with the experts from My Backyard Tours.
Arctic Circle Sign Fort McPherson	Community Greenhouse 1-867-777-3267 Inuvik The Deh Cho Connection - Wilderness Driving Loop Fort Simpson Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. 1-867-669-6500 Yellowknife Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Yellowknife Mackenzie Delta Inuvik Naha Deh Cultural Tours 1-800-297-6927 My Backyard Tours 1-867-920-4654 Yellowknife Pingo National Site Tuktoyaktuk Simpson Air Nahanni Mountain Lodge Up North Travel & Tours 1-867-777-2028 Inuvik Mackenzie Delta Boat Tours - Upnorth Tours Tuktoyaktuk Ice Road Tours - Upnorth Tours

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ATTRACTIONS IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

ARTS AND CULTURE

ENTERTAINMENT

MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL SITES

REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY LINKS

Tourism

Municipalities

MEDIA

NATURE, SPORTS AND OUTDOORS

TOURS

Northwest Territories

ATTRACTIONS
IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES