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Nahanni National Park Reserve
Box 348
Fort Simpson, NWT
Canada
X0E 0N0
Phone:
867-695-3151
Fax:
867-695-2446
Email:

Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada

Visitor Information


Publications

Numerous books have been written about the South Nahanni River and surrounding area over the years. Any of these books should be available through your local bookseller.

Aboriginal History and Culture:

As Long as this Land Shall Last by Réné Furmoleau
Drum Songs : Glimpses of Dene History by Kerry Abel
Medicine Power by George Blondin
South Slavey Topical Dictionary
Ted Trindell : Métis Witness to the North by Jean Morisset and Rose-Marie Pelletier
The People of Denendeh, Ethnohistory of the Indians of Canada's Northwest Territories by June Helm
Yamoria the Lawmaker: Stories of the Dene by George Blondin
When the World Was New:Stories of the Sahtu Dene by George Blondin
Trapping is My Life by John Tetso

Bears:

Bear Attacks by Stephen Herero

Historical and General Interest about Nahanni:

Dangerous River by R.M. Patterson
Nahanni by Dick TurnerNahanni
Portfolio by Pat and Rosemarie Keough
Nahanni Remembered by R.C. Lewis
Nahanni River of Gold ... River of Dreams by Neil Hartling
Nahanni Trailhead by Joanne Ronan Moore
R.M. Patterson by David Finch

South Nahanni River Guides:

Nahanni River of Gold ... River of Dreams by Neil Hartling
Nahanni, The River Guide by Peter Jowett
Rivers of the Yukon, A Paddling Guide by Ken Madsen and Graham Wilson

Plants:

Aborigianl Plant Use in Canada's Northwest Boreal Forest by Robin J. Marles et al.
Vascular Plants of Continental Northwest Territories, Canada by A.E. Porsild and W.J. Cody

Videos

Great Canadian Parks-Nahanni, Discovery Channel, 1997
Last Moose Skin Boat, National Film Board, 1997
Nahanni (Albert Faille's trip up the Nahanni), National Film Board, 1962

Other Services

For additional information on areas outside Nahanni National Park Reserve, please contact the following sources:

Fort Simpson Tourism and Visitor Services
P.O. Box 177
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
Canada
X0E 0N0
Phone: (867) 695-3182
Fax: (867) 695-2511
E-mail: vofsvic@cancom.net</A

NWT Arctic Tourism
P.O. Box 610
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Canada
X1A 2L9
Phone: (867) 873-5007
Fax: (867) 873-4059
Toll free: 1-800-661-0788
E-mail: arctic@nwttravel.nt.ca

Government of the Northwest Territories
Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development
5102 50th Avenue
8th Floor
Scotia Centre
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Canada
X1A 3S8
Phone: (867) 873-7903
Fax: (867) 873-0163

For information on the Canol Trail:

Hamlet of Fort Liard
General Delivery
Fort Liard, NT
Canada
X0G 0A0
Phone: (867) 770-4104
Fax: (867) 770-4004

Town of Watson Lake
P.O. Box 590
Watson Lake, Yukon
Canada
Y0A 1C0
Phone: (867) 563-7778
Fax: (867) 536-7522
Email: twl@yknet.ca

Town of Norman Wells
P.O. Box 5
Norman Wells, Northwest Territories
Canada
XOE OVO
Phone: (867) 587-2238
Fax: (867) 587-3701
Email: info@normanwells.com

Information on the Cirque of the Unclimbables

Parks Canada Travel Planner - Northwest Territories



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