• responding to COVID-19 in the NWT, and working together to keep residents safe,
• the implementation of the Tłı̨chǫ Infrastructure Cooperation Agreement,
• the proposed Whatı̀ Fibre Optic Line,
• a working group to address potential land use pressures along the Tłı̨chǫ Highway corridor,
• maximizing housing opportunities, including funding opportunities,
• marking the 100th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 11 in 1921,
• establishing an NWT Council of Leaders Multilateral Forum,
• establishing a sub-working group under the Infrastructure Cooperation Agreement with the purpose of improving the road alignment to Gamètı̀ and Wekweètı̀,
• policing and community safety in Tłı̨chǫ communities,
• the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the NWT,
• shared priorities with the federal government, where appropriate, and
• barren-ground caribou management.

Quick Facts

• The Intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding recognizes the importance of the government-to-government relationship between the Tłı̨chǫ Government and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
• The agreement commits both governments to meet at least twice per year.
• The Working Together: Tłı̨chǫ Government/GNWT Intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding was initially signed in June 2012 and was renewed in 2014 and most recently in December 2018.