Organization Description:

The Northwest Territories Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations is mandated to protect, develop and promote the interests of the territorial government and the residents of the Northwest Territories in the negotiation and implementation of land, resources and self-government agreements that address Aboriginal rights in the Northwest Territories; participate in the political and constitutional development of the Northwest Territories; and develop and maintain intergovernmental relations with Aboriginal, provincial, territorial, national and international governments.