This Agreement acknowledges the wish of the Gwich’in and the Government of the Northwest Territories to formalize the government to government relationship and operationalize the relationship by way of regular meetings of political leadership and senior officials.
The GNWT and Gwich’in agree that a joint internship pilot project that includes the participation of the GNWT would be mutually beneficial and advance their common goals of recruiting, improving and retaining capacity in the NWT.
The purpose of this Agreement is to facilitate effective, timely and orderly negotiations towards a Memorandum of Understanding setting out the basis for negotiation of a Final Agreement and a Final Agreement based on that MOU.