The NORTH WEST TERRITORIES

The Thule people move to the Arctic Islands; the Vikings reach Baffin Island

Dec 10, 1000

The Yukon Territory is created from the western portion of the Northwest Territories

Dec 10, 1898

The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are created from the southern portion of the Northwest Territories

Dec 10, 1905

The government and aboriginal groups agree to set aside more than 30,000 square kilometres (11,583 sq miles) of land around Great Slave Lake as a national park

Dec 10, 2006

The ancestors of the Dene live in what is now the Northwest Territories

Oct 1, 6000

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