Meeting the Challenge of Reconciliation

The NWT’s Official Languages Act provides in law for the use of the official languages of the NWT for all or any of the official purposes of the GNWT in a manner that is appropriate. [...] The GNWT notes that it is important to recognize the independence of the judiciary in the consideration or implementation of the TRC recommendations. [...] F. Reconciliation (TRC Recommendations 43-44) GNWT Response: The GNWT will continue to work with the federal government and Aboriginal governments to further the promotion and protection of Aboriginal and treaty rights, including the negotiation and implementation of Aboriginal self-governments. [...] GNWT Background: With respect to the elements of a Royal Proclamation of Reconciliation, the GNWT offers the following: i. the imposition of Crown sovereignty over Indigenous lands and peoples cannot be justified by the Doctrine of Discovery or the concept of terra nullius. [...] The Government of the Northwest Territories is the current chair of the Aboriginal Affairs Working Group, and encourages FPT work in support of collaboration on issues related to the advancement of the cause of reconciliation and improved outcomes of Aboriginal populations in Canada.