Index: The Territories, North West Territories & Yukon [Native – First Peoples – Metis]
Main Index: Native/First Peoples/Metis Surnames | Census Extracts
This is where I’m indexing links to Canadian census returns related to The Territories, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. They’re the links I’ve collected so far for census records that registered First Nations, Metis or mixed-heritage people who lived in this region between 1852 and 1921. Please note that the records were created by settlers so they followed settler naming practices and applied new location names.
I wish to acknowledge (as a settler) that these were traditional territories
that were already inhabited and named by indigenous peoples.
Further historical notes
Today Canada has ten provinces and three territories. The territories working from west to east are the Yukon (north of British Columbia and east of Alaska), the Northwest Territories (north of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan) and Nunavut (north of Manitoba).
Consulting census records for this geographical area is a little complicated because of the constantly changing political boundaries. In 1901, for census purposes, there was just one big area in Canada’s north and centre called “The Territories”. It was subdivided into five areas: Alberta, Assiniboia East, Assiniboia West, Saskatchewan and the Unorganized Territory.
As non-First Nations peoples moved in to the southernmost parts of Canada, the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were carved out of the Territories. When the provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec were created they also absorbed much land from the Territories. So, if you are researching your ancestors in the 1911 period or later, you may find them in the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, Alberta, Saskatchewan, or the northern parts of British Columbia – Manitoba or other provinces.
1901
TERR AB | Saddle Lake, Whitefish Lake
TERR AS | Assiniboina Agency (AG-1)
1911
NWT | Attawapiskat , Winisk, Albany Fort
NWT | The Pas, Cumberland, Chemawawin
NWT | York Factory | Port Nelson, Fort Churchill
YUKON | Selkirk Pelly Crossing
YUKON | Wheaton | First Nations
1921
Yukon | Pelly River, Ross River, Pelly Banks, McMillan
Related Indexes
Main Index: Native/First Peoples/Metis Surnames | Census Extracts
Index: Native/First Peoples/Metis Surnames | Marriage Extracts
Core Index: First Peoples Genealogy and History
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Main Index: First Peoples [Canadian Census Extracts]
Main Index: First Peoples [Canadian Marriage Extracts]
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