Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada. It is a unicameral elected body that creates and amends law in the Northwest Territories. Permanently located in Yellowknife since 1993, the assembly was founded in 1870 and became active in 1872 with the first appointments from the Government of Canada. Under the Northwest Territories Act, the assembly is officially defined under federal law as "Legislative Council". However, under Northwest Territories territorial law, it is defined as
Coat of arms of Yellowknife sun with a yellow knife and wings. The bottom of the arms contain the Latin motto of Yellowknife "Multum in Parvo", (many things in a small place). The motto was proposed by Ted Horton, a local news editor and a carving of the crest currently hangs in Yellowknife City Hall. Coat of arms of Yellowknife The coat of arms of Yellowknife is the full armorial achievement as used by the municipal government as an official symbol. The government of Yellowknife utilizes multiple versions of the coat of arms for various applications. In the 1950s Yellowknife held a competition to design