10th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly

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The 10th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly was the 17th assembly of the territorial government held between 1983 and 1987.

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[edit] 3rd Session

The Spring field session of the Legislative Assembly held from June 5, 1985 to June 13, 1985 in gymnasium of Maani Ulujuk School in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. This was the first time since 1976 that the Legislature was held in the community.[1]

[edit] District renaming

Three electoral districts were re-named in the June 1985 spring session to better reflect the quality of the areas represented, Deh Cho Gah became Nahendeh meaning Our Land, Kitikimeot East became Natilikmiot meaning people of seals and Foxe Basin was renamed Amittuq meaning a long, narrow land formation[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Canadian Parliamentary Review Legislative Reports. Vol 8 no 3 1985. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.

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Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by
9th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
10th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
1983-1987
Succeeded by
11th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly