Northwest Territories Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
territory of Canada
About Northwest Territories
Although the name is plural, NWT is a single sub-national jurisdiction within Canada. About 37% of its 42,000 residents (2016) are First Nations indigenous people, 10% are Inuit (formerly known as Eskimo), and 7% are Métis. SeeIndigenous cultures of North America. Its terrain includesboreal forest(taiga) and tundra, and its most northern regions form part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The Northwest Territories was created to encompass all of the Canadian territories to the west and north ofOntario(hence the name ‘Northwest’ Territories). All of the land which drained into Hudson's Bay once belonged to theHudson's Bay Companyas "Rupert's Land". Parts of that land later became NWT, which covered a vast area. Through the late 19th and early 20th centuries, NWT lands were transferred to
Top Attractions in Northwest Territories
Explore the best things to see and do in Northwest Territories:
- ★Canoe North Adventures Ltd
- ★Jackpine Paddle
- ★Namushka Lodge
- ★North Star Adventures
- ★Peterson's Point Lake Lodge
- ★Scott Lake Lodge
- ★Sundog Adventures
- ★Yellow Dog Lodge, Inc.
Northwest Territories Travel Guide Sections
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