Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Deisley David
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC [NG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec. VP & General Counsel
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
12/02/2013
(Street)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Shares 391,752 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 09/03/2017 Common Shares 500,000 $ 4.6 (3) D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 12/04/2017 Common Shares 310,000 $ 4.38 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Deisley David
C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.
201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111		       Exec. VP & General Counsel  

Signatures

/s/ Tricia Pannier as attorney-in-fact for David Deisley 01/09/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 280,000 Performance Share Units, which are subject to performance criteria set by the board of directors of the Issuer. The underlying common shares will not be issued to the reporting person, and the reporting person shall not have any voting or dispositive rights with respect to the underlying common shares, until the performance criteria has been met.
(2) The options vest as follows: 1/3 on 11/1/2012; 1/3 on 11/1/2013; and 1/3 on 11/1/2014.
(3) Expressed in Canadian dollars.
(4) The options vest as follows: 1/3 on 12/5/2012; 1/3 on 12/5/2013; and 1/3 on 12/5/2014.

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