Chamber and Public Gallery
Walk a few steps further and you will enter the most spectacular room in the Assembly, the Chamber and Public Gallery. It is here that the 19 Members of the Legislative Assembly work on behalf of the people of the Northwest Territories.
The round shape represents the consensus system of government used in the Legislature and the cultural traditions of aboriginal people. The large chair in front is the Speaker's Chair and the table in the middle is the Clerks' table.
Looming over the Speaker's Chair, a large zinc-sheeted wall, designed in part by northern artists Letia Lewis and John Farcy Jr., depicts the northern landscape and challenges the imagination of all who see it. A stone carving, called Arctic Inhabitants and carved by Inuvialuit artist Angus Cockney, adorns the top of the Speaker's Chair.
Interpreting booths and television cameras circle the outside of the Chamber making it easier for interpreters and operators to view the proceedings. A state-of-the-art control centre is used to record and broadcast the proceedings for broadcasting to northern audiences.
The frieze surrounding the ceiling of the Chamber was added to help diffuse some of the natural light that comes in from the skylights from streaming directly into the Chamber making it difficult for Members and televising purposes. Made of windshield glass the frieze depicts regions of the Northwest Territories and follows the colors of the northern seasons.
Chamber Movie
To navigate this panoramic movie, you can either click and drag with your mouse on the image (drag left to right or up and down) or you can click on the icons in the tool bar below the movie to zoom in or zoom out.
