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''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Northwest Territories|Northwest Territories]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Northwest Territories|Northwest Territories]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Northwest_Territories_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]'' | ||
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Some births, marriages, and deaths not recorded in vital records may be in church records. | Some births, marriages, and deaths not recorded in vital records may be in church records. | ||
=== Additional Information === | === Availability === | ||
Depending on the date of the event you are trying to establish and confirm you will have to focus your search in the area that would have housed the records at the time, or, may have transferred their records to the most recent governmental agency. The Health Services Administration division administers and maintains a territory-wide system for registering births, deaths, and marriages. According to Eric Jonasson’s ''The Canadian Genealogical Handbook'' regarding Vital Records, all civil vital records for the Northwest Territories are available from: | |||
'''Northwest Territories, Health and Social Services'''<br> [http://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/vital-statistics Vital Statistics]<br>Bag #9 <br>Inuvik, Northwest Territories X0E 0T0<br>Telephone: 867-777-7440<br>Toll Free: 1-800-661-0830<br>Email: [mailto:hsa@gov.nt.ca hsa@gov.nt.ca]<br><br>Most records do not go back much further than the 1940s. | |||
Initially, the R.C.M.P. was charged with the task of maintaining ‘Disc Lists’ for all Inuit residents in the Arctic Districts. Disc Lists provided names, date of birth, family relationships, and the all-important ‘Disc Number’. This number was tattooed onto old members. Because they were nomadic and they often changed their names, this was the only way the Inuit could be traced.<ref>Murphy, Sharon L. "Northwest Territories Birth, Marriage, and Death Records (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Northwest_Territories_Birth,_Marriage,_and_Death_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | |||
=== Additional Information === | |||
For additional information about vital records and search strategies, see:<br> | For additional information about vital records and search strategies, see:<br> | ||
*[[Canada Vital Records|Canada Vital Records]]. | *[[Canada Vital Records|Canada Vital Records]]. | ||
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{{Canada Vital Records}} | {{Canada Vital Records}} | ||
[[Category:Northwest_Territories]] | [[Category:Northwest_Territories]] | ||