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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001102624-16-002402
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160329
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160329
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160329

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001173420
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A5
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1130

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31913
		FILM NUMBER:		161535868

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		789 WEST PENDER STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 720
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 1H2
		BUSINESS PHONE:		604-669-6227

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		789 WEST PENDER STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 720
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 1H2
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</font> CURRENT REPORT</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date of Report: March 29, 2016 (Date of earliest event reported)</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On March 29, 2016, NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press release entitled &#8220;SAVE THE DATE: NOVAGOLD 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Conference Call and Webcast.&#8221;&#160; The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The information contained in the press release attached hereto is being furnished in accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</div>

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