Canada, 1970 AD., Northwest Territories centennial commemorative, Medal.

Canada, Northwest Territories centennial commemorative, 1970 AD.,
Medal (ø 32 mm / 12,96 g), brass, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: NORTHWEST TERRITORIES / 1870 - 1970 / CANADA , provincial crest.
Rev.: NORTHWEST TERRITORIES / CENTENNIAL 1970 , three Eskimos (Eskimo children?) holding hands.
cf. TokenCatalog #239506 (different obverse) .

The Northwest Territories (NWT; French: les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, TNO) is a territory of Canada. With a population of 41,462 in 2011 and an estimated population of 43,537 in 2013, the Northwest Territories is the most populous territory in Northern Canada. Yellowknife became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission.
The Northwest Territories entered the Canadian Confederation July 15, 1870, but the current borders were formed April 1, 1999, when the territory was subdivided to create Nunavut to the east, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act. While Nunavut is mostly Arctic tundra, the Northwest Territories has a slightly warmer climate and is mostly boreal forest (taiga), although portions of the territory lie north of the tree line, and its most northern regions form part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.