What We Do
Our Mission
The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations is responsible for achieving results in the following areas:
- negotiating land, resource and self-government agreements;
- implementing and monitoring land, resource and self-government agreements;
- managing the government’s relationships with Aboriginal, federal, provincial and territorial governments, and with circumpolar countries in all matters of intergovernmental significance
- and providing strategic advice on matters pertaining to federal-provincial-territorial-Aboriginal relations;
- Contributing to the political and constitutional development of the Northwest Territories.
Our Goals
- The successful conclusion of outstanding Aboriginal rights agreements, including land, resource and self-government.
- The negotiation of land, resource and self-government agreements in a manner that ensures an adequate level and quality of programs and services for all NWT residents;
- A workable and affordable system of government in the NWT, which has the wide support of its citizens;
- The successful implementation of lands resource and self-government agreements by ensuring all GNWT obligations within the agreements are met;
- Mutually beneficial working relationships with Aboriginal governments and leadership;
- All governments in the Northwest Territories work together co-operatively through an ongoing process such as the Intergovernmental Forum or the Circle of Northern Leaders; and
- Government is organized to ensure an effective working relationship among regional and headquarters operations, elected leaders, Aboriginal governments and the public.
- Productive intergovernmental relationships with Aboriginal, federal, provincial and territorial governments, and with circumpolar countries in all matters of intergovernmental significance.
