Scouting in the Northwest Territories
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Scouting in the Northwest Territories did not develop until 1970, due to the sparse population of the Northwest Territories
.
was founded in 1970, with Denny R. May as Executive Director. May also designed the logo
for the Council, which depicts three Inuit
in a circle with their hands linked in brotherhood.
When the Northwest Territories was divided and the new territory of Nunavut
was created in 1999, the Council was renamed as the NWT and Nunavut Council. This Council later merged into the Northern Lights Council of Alberta
in the early 2000s.
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
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Anglophone Scouting in the Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories Council of Scouts CanadaScouts Canada
Scouts Canada is a Canadian Scouting association that, in affiliation with the French-language Association des Scouts du Canada, is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement...
was founded in 1970, with Denny R. May as Executive Director. May also designed the logo
Logo
A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition...
for the Council, which depicts three Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
in a circle with their hands linked in brotherhood.
When the Northwest Territories was divided and the new territory of Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
was created in 1999, the Council was renamed as the NWT and Nunavut Council. This Council later merged into the Northern Lights Council of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
in the early 2000s.