Bibliography
A first rate collection of books and periodicals about Canada's North and the Northwest Territories is available from http://www.yellowknifebooks.com
A northern periodical recently named Magazine of the Year in Canada is Up here magazine: http://www.uphere.ca
Here are some classics for a starter Northwest Territories library.
Aurora - The Mysterious Northern Lights: Savage, Candace. Why and how the northern lights exist. Explains both legends and scientific facts.
Blue Lake & Rocky Shore: Bastedo, Jamie. Field guide to the trails around Yellowknife.
Canada's Western Arctic Including the Dempster Highway: the Western Arctic Handbook Committee, 2002.
Canoeing Canada's Northwest Territories: McCreadie, Mary. Canoeing guide includes history and river profiles.
Fire Into Ice, Charles Fipke: Frolick, Vernon. True story of Chuck Fipke, the man who staked the first diamond claim in the NWT, resulting in a mining boom.
Fly Fishing in the Northwest Territories: Hanks, Chris. How and where to fish in the NWT.
Great Bear, A Journey Remembered: Watt, F.B. Prospecting around Great Bear Lake in the 1930s.
Hunters of the Alpine Ice, The NWT Ice Patch Study: Thomas D. Andrews, Glen MacKay & Leon Andrew. Human and environmental history is revealed as 5000 year-old ice retreats in the Mackenzie Mountains.
Mad Trapper of Rat River: North, Dick. Popular telling of the first ever aerial search for a killer.
Nahanni - River Guide: Jowett, Peter. Guide to the Nahanni Region, including river descriptions and hiking attractions.
Nahanni: River of Gold: Nahanni River Outfitters. Visual journey on the South Nahanni River.
The Dangerous River: R.M. Patterson. Classic story of the Nahanni.
Walk on the Canol Road: Gage, S.R. The one and only guide to the Canol. (May be out of print).
Yamoria the Lawmaker: Blondin, George. Stories of the Dene medicine man and lawmaker Yamoria.