Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and NWT Archives

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and NWT Archives Telling the NWT's stories by preserving and promoting the history and cultures of the NWT. En français : https://www.facebook.com/cpspgTNO

The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) is a welcoming space that let’s northerners tell their stories, allows visitors to learn about and appreciate the cultures, histories, art, and natural beauty of the NWT, and provides programs, service, exhibits, and activities for all ages to enjoy. The PWNHC is operated by the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Detailed questions

about specific PWNHC programs and services can be submitted through our contact form at www.pwnhc.ca/contact. The NWT Archives collects, preserves, and provides access to records that document the history of the Northwest Territories regardless of format. Archives include both records of the Government of the Northwest Territories and those created by private individuals and organizations. The NWT Archives resides within the department of Education, Culture and Employment. Detailed questions about the NWT Archives programs and services can be emailed to [email protected]. We welcome your comments and questions. To ensure our social media pages remain welcoming and productive spaces, our moderators will enforce commenting rules, and may remove comments and posts that violate them. Please review our commenting rules at www.gov.nt.ca/terms.

Elizabeth Lacorde [Lacorne?] untangling fish from net near Frank Channel, November 3, 1977. Photographer James JeromeCRE...
08/21/2026

Elizabeth Lacorde [Lacorne?] untangling fish from net near Frank Channel, November 3, 1977. Photographer James Jerome
CREDIT: ©NWT Archives/NCS - Native Press photo /N-2018-010: 04548
https://gnwt.accesstomemory.org/n-2018-010-04548

With his detailed and imaginative drawings, Tłı̨chǫ artist Morgan Zoe explores Indigenous Futurism, where traditional De...
08/19/2026

With his detailed and imaginative drawings, Tłı̨chǫ artist Morgan Zoe explores Indigenous Futurism, where traditional Dene lifeways meet science fiction, and storytelling starts with “what if…”
Come see tomorrow, today: 2222 Hi-RezNDN: The Cyberpunk Smoke Signals of Morgan Zoe is on at the PWNHC until December 2026.

Patsy Turo making dryfish in a fish camp near Fort Good Hope, August 1983. Photographer Henry Tobac. CREDIT: ©NWT Archiv...
08/19/2026

Patsy Turo making dryfish in a fish camp near Fort Good Hope, August 1983. Photographer Henry Tobac.
CREDIT: ©NWT Archives/Native Communications Society - Native Press photograph collection/N-2018-010: 11665
https://gnwt.accesstomemory.org/n-2018-010-11665

Address

Yellowknife, NT

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5am
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

867-7679347x71211

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