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Tłı̨chǫ Wenek’e Land Use Plan

Date: December 15, 2023

2023 Annual Report

Date: August 24, 2023

Economic Development and Training Strategy Report

Date: September 13, 2022

The four main objectives of the Strategy are to:

  • Improve self-sufficiency within the Tłı̨chǫ communities
  • Leverage external partnerships to create opportunities for Tłı̨chǫ businesses and employment for Tłı̨chǫ citizens
  • Deliver relevant training locally
  • Enable external training and education

In Tłı̨chǫ Unity: Our Strategic Framework and Intentions 2021-2025

Date: July 12, 2022

Iłè do˛ gha go˛ita,  . . . In Tłıcho˛ Unity: Our Strategic Framework and Intentions 2021-2025 is the Tłıcho˛ Government’s fourth strategic framework and intentions . The purpose of this document is to communicate what our government will do, our motivation for doing what we do and how we will monitor and evaluate our actions . It is an invaluable tool as it provides direction as we make fundamental decisions and actions throughout our term 

2022 Annual Report

Date: July 1, 2022

2021 Annual Report

Date: July 1, 2021

2020 Annual Report

Date: July 1, 2020

Strategic Framework and Intentions 2017-2021

Date: August 30, 2019

This Strategic Framework includes:
  • The Vision, Mission and Strategic Intentions of our Government.
  • Intentions, along with strategies, and the key initiatives and plans to meet our goals.
  • A description of the planning process and the roles of citizens, elected leaders and staff.
  • A description of Tłı˛cho˛ principles for guiding planning and decision-making.

2019 Annual Report

Date: August 1, 2019

Tłı̨chǫ Tourism Strategy

Date: September 6, 2018

Tłı̨chǫ Region Tourism Strategy is part of the implementation plan for the overarching Tłı̨chǫ Regional Training and Development Strategy and has been prepared to support the objectives of the TREDWG.

Tłı̨chǫ Artisan and Artists Strategy

Date: September 6, 2018

The Tłı̨chǫ Artisan and Artists Strategy (the Strategy) is a document commissioned by the Tłı̨chǫ Government on behalf of the four Tłı̨chǫ Communities and the Tłı̨chǫ Regional Economic Development Working Group (Working Group). The document provides recommendations focusing on how each Tłı̨chǫ community, can work independently and together to:
Develop collaborative partnerships in the Tłı̨chǫ region for the development of a long term, ongoing framework, and strategic economic development plans that meet client, community, and regional goals and objectives.

2018 Annual Report

Date: July 10, 2018

Tłı̨chǫ Assembly Rules of ORder

Date: May 10, 2018

Nàowo Wetʼà Ełetsʼeedìı (Tłı̨chǫ Assembly Rules of Order)
 
The Tłı̨chǫ are a united people and believe in collective responsibility.  Tłı̨chǫ unity is based on preserving, protecting and promoting the Tłı̨chǫ language, culture and way of life. Consensus decision-making process is the traditional Tłı̨chǫ governance system and the Tłı̨chǫ Government shall abide by this tradition. All Tłı̨chǫ leaders are role models and leaders must act in the most respectful manner. Tłı̨chǫ leaders shall follow the principles of the Tłı̨chǫ Constitution,  Tłı̨chǫ  Agreement and  Tłı̨chǫ Laws.

2017 Annual Report

Date: July 1, 2017

Early Childhood Strategy and Framework

Date: June 1, 2017

On May 16, 2017, the Tłı̨chǫ Government approved The Early Years: An Early Childhood Strategy and Framework. The Strategy and Framework is a guiding tool for the future that sets out aspirations and desired outcomes for the youngest Tłı̨chǫ children and the children of tomorrow.

Tłı̨chǫ Training and Economic Development Strategy

Date: February 3, 2017

The Tłı̨chǫ Region Training and Economic Development Strategy (the Strategy) is a document that was commissioned by the Tłı̨chǫ Government on behalf of the four Tłı̨chǫ communities and the Tłı̨chǫ Region Economic Development Working Group (referred to as TREDWG). This document provides a foundation for how each Tłı̨chǫ community will address and implement their self-invested community priorities and action plans for economic development.

2016 Annual Report

Date: August 4, 2016

2015 Annual Report

Date: August 4, 2015

2014 Annual Report

Date: August 4, 2014

Tłįchǫ Lands Claims and Self-Government Act

Date: May 27, 2014

This consolidation is current to May 27, 2014. The last amendments came into force on April 1, 2014.

Strategic Framework 2014- 2017

Date: January 1, 2014

2013 Annual Report

Date: August 5, 2013

Tłįchǫ Community Government Act

Date: March 14, 2013

This Northwest Territories Bill established the community governments of Behchokǫ̀, Whatì, Gamètì, and Wekweètì, and describes their boundaries. This Act covers the composition and role of the community council, eligibility to vote, the duties of the chief, and it details the powers of these municipalities. 

Regulations:

2012 Annual Report

Date: August 6, 2012

2011 Annual Report

Date: August 4, 2011

2010 Annual Report

Date: August 4, 2010

Annual Report of the Tłįchǫ Implementation Committee 2009-2010

Date: April 1, 2010

This report sets out achievements and developments from from 2009, to 2010.

2009 Annual Report

Date: August 4, 2009

Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement - Progress Report of the Implementation Committee 2005-2009

Date: March 31, 2009

This report sets out achievements and developments from the effective date of the Agreement, August 4, 2005, through to March 31, 2009.

 

The Implementation Committee is made up of representatives from the Tłı̨chǫ Government, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Government of Canada (See Appendix I for a list of Committee members). The role of the Implementation Committee is to oversee, monitor, and provide direction on the implementation of the Tłı̨chǫ Agreement.

Strategic Framework 2009- 2013

Date: January 1, 2009

2006 Annual Report

Date: August 4, 2006

Tłįchǫ Constitution

Date: August 4, 2005

The Constitution protects the rights of Tłı̨chǫ Citizens, including protecting Tłı̨chǫ Citizens from any wrongful actions of the Tłı̨chǫ Government. The Constitution sets out the structure of the Tłı̨chǫ Government. It describes the main roles and responsibilities of officials, and it sets the rules for elections. The Constitution also provides the rules for the Annual Gathering. The Constitution makes the Tłı̨chǫ Government (including the companies and boards it sets up) accountable for its decisions about money and for managing Tłı̨chǫ resources properly.

Tłįchǫ Community Services Agency Act

Date: August 4, 2005

This Northwest Territories Bill, is responsible for the management, administration and delivery of health, education and other social programs and services to all residents in the four Tłı̨chǫ communities and on Tłįchǫ lands, based on Tłı̨chǫ Laws and NWT Laws.

 

Regulations:

 

Tłı̨chǫ Community Services Agency Regulations

Tłı̨chǫ Education Division Regulations (Education Act)

Tłı̨chǫ Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement Act

Date: August 4, 2005

This Northwest Territories Bill gave government approval to the original Tłı̨chǫ Agreement, signed in August 2003. This is the land claims and self government agreement among the Tłı̨chǫ, the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories. The bill also approves the Tłı̨chǫTax Treatment Agreement. 

Tłı̨chǫ Land Claims and Self-Government Act (Bill C14)

Date: February 15, 2005

This Government of Canada Act received Royal Assent February 15, 2005. This is the legislation approving the first comprehensive land claim and self government agreement in the Northwest Territories and the second such agreement in Canada. The agreement created the Tłı̨chǫ Government, which owns 39,000 square kilometers of land, including subsurface resources. The Tłįchǫ also receive approximately $152 million over 14 years, and a share of resource royalties from development in the Mackenzie Valley.  

Tłįchǫ Agreement - in French

Date: August 25, 2003

The Tłı̨chǫ Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement was signed on August 25 2003, exactly 82 years after Treaty 11 was signed by Chief Monfwi in 1921. The Agreement was signed by representatives of the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Government of Canada. The Tłı̨chǫ Agreement is the first combined land claim and self-government agreement in the Northwest Territories.

Tłįchǫ Agreement - in English

Date: August 25, 2003

The Tłı̨chǫ Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement was signed on August 25 2003, exactly 82 years after Treaty 11 was signed by Chief Monfwi in 1921. The Agreement was signed by representatives of the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Government of Canada. The Tłı̨chǫ Agreement is the first combined land claim and self-government agreement in the Northwest Territories.

Tłįchǫ Intergovernmental Services Agreement

Date: August 25, 2003

This Agreement between Canada, the Northwest Territories and the Tłı̨chǫ created the Tłı̨chǫ Community Services Agency, successor to the Dogrib Community Services Board. The Agency provides Education, Health and Social Services to the people of the Tłı̨chǫ, and is controlled by the Tłı̨chǫ. The inclusion of culture and language in the operation of these services is also covered. Services include those normally supplied by the Government of the Northwest Territories, as well as certain services provided by the Government of Canada, and education, health and social services developed by the Tłı̨chǫ Government.

Tłįchǫ Financing Agreement

Date: August 25, 2003

The Financing Agreement provides the money to run the Tłı̨chǫ Government. It also includes money for one-time costs like building facilities, buying computers and preparing new laws. . Every five years, the Financing Agreement will be reviewed to make sure activities are funded properly. In the future, if the Tłı̨chǫ Government earns enough money from its own revenue sources, it will reduce the amount needed to be transferred under the Financing Agreement. In this way, the Tłı̨chǫ Government will gradually become self-sufficient.

Tłįchǫ Implementation Plan Agreement

Date: August 25, 2003

The implementation plan is an agreement among the Tłı̨chǫ Government, Canada and the GNWT to make sure all the promises and commitments made in the Tłı̨chǫ.

Treaty 11

Date: June 21, 1985

Signed by Chief Monfwi on August 22, 1921; Reprinted from Edition of 1926 by Edmond Cloutier.