Music of the Northwest Territories

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Music of Canada
Maritime Provinces (NS, PEI, NB)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon
Prairie Provinces (AB, MB, SK)
First Nations (Inuit, Dene, Innu)
Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec
Genres: Celtic - Classical - Folk - Hip hop - Jazz - Pop - Rock
Timeline and Samples
Awards Junos, Félixes, Hall of Fame, ECMAs, WCMAs, CASBYs, CRMAs, CCMAs, MMVAs
Charts Jam!, Chart, Exclaim!
Festivals CMW, NXNE, Halifax Pop Explosion, VFMF
Print media CM, CMN, Chart, Exclaim!, The Record, RPM
Music television Much, MMM, CMT Canada, MusiquePlus, MusiMax
National anthem "O Canada"

The Northwest Territories are a territory of Canada.

Music festivals held in the Northwest Territories include the Great Northern Arts Festival, which is held annually in Iqaluit to celebrate the culture of the northern peoples of Canada.

Musicians from the Northwest Territories include Susan Aglukark.

The Midway Lake Music Festival is held annually among the Teetl’it Gwich’in, one of the First Nations of the Northwest Territories. At Midway Lake, Gwich'in musicians performer jigs, waltzes and square dances, which were imported by fur traders in the 19th century.

The fiddle is a common traditional instrument in the Northwest Territories.