The Sahtu Land Use Planning Board Library

Since its inception, the Sahtu Land Use Planning Board has been building a comprehensive library, with information related to land use planning, the environment, people and history of the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories. The collection contains over 1000 items, including books, articles, photos, audio-visual materials and maps. Some of our holdings are available in both digital and paper format.

Library Policies:

1. The Sahtu Land Use Planning Board library holdings are available to the general public.
2. The library is a REFERENCE LIBRARY ONLY. Materials cannot be borrowed. Materials cannot be removed from the planning board office in Fort Good Hope.
3. Materials not covered by copyright laws can be photocopied at a cost recovery basis. There is a charge of 25 cents per page or $20 per hour if a member of the Land Use Planning Board staff copies materials for you. You are welcome to contact the Sahtu Land Use Planning Board office with requests for specific library sources.
4. CD ROMs, videotapes, audio tapes and maps that are covered by copyright laws cannot be copied.
5. CD ROMs, videotapes and audio tapes that are not covered by copyright laws can be copied at a cost of $20 per hour plus the cost of the CD ROM, video and/or audio tape. Please see Land Use Planning Board staff for current costs.
6. Maps not covered by copyright laws may be copied. For those maps produced by the Land Use Planning Board that are larger than a standard photocopier size, paper or digital copies may be ordered at a cost recovery basis. Please see Land Use Planning staff for current costs.
7. Certain materials in the library have been deemed restricted due to their confidential nature. These materials include community interviews, materials from the NWT Archives and Dene Nations that are covered by the Access to Information and Privacy Act. To access these documents, you must obtain written permission from various sources.
   
   • For access to the community interviews conducted by the Sahtu Land Use Planning Board, written permission must come from the individual who gave the interview, or their closest living relative.
   • For access to interviews conducted by the Committee for Original People's Entitlement, written permission must come from the Chiefs of each Sahtu Community. If only certain Chiefs provide written permission, only the interviews conducted in those communities can be accessed.
   • For access to the Dene Land Use and Occupancy Project held by the Dene Nation, permission must come from the Chiefs of each Sahtu Community. If only certain chiefs provide written permission, only the interviews and research conducted in those communities can be accessed.

    

Other Research Material

Need some more research material, check out these northern databases: the Nunavut Environmental Database and Arctic Science and Technology Information System Database.