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English[en]
The present-day territory came under government authority in July 1870, after the Hudson's Bay Company transferred Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory to the British Crown, which subsequently transferred them to the Dominion of Canada, giving it the name the North-west Territories.
Swedish[sv]
Northwest Territories skapades i juni 1870, då Hudson Bay-kompaniet överlät Rupert's Land samt Nordvästra territoriet till Storbritannien som i sin tur överlät området till den kanadensiska regeringen.