Norman Wells Self-Government Treaty Becomes Law as Bill C-27 Gets Royal Assent
The Norman Wells self-government treaty became Canadian law on Thursday, when Bill C-27 received Royal Assent. The legislation gives legal force to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę. It also formally recognises the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę Government as the government of the Sahtu Dene and Métis of Norman Wells, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The agreement is not yet in operation. It takes effect on a date to be set by order in council, and that date has not been announced.
What the Norman Wells self-government treaty gives the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty announced that the bill had received Royal Assent. The law affirms the community’s inherent right of self-government. According to the federal description, that cove...