June 22, 2011 - Canada’s Western Premiers celebrated National Aboriginal Day in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories yesterday by participating in a variety of community and cultural activities honouring the Territory’s rich Aboriginal heritage and traditions.

Premiers enjoyed an aerial tour of the world-renowned Nahanni National Park, flying over iconic landmarks such as the Nahanni River, Virginia Falls, Horn Plateau and the Mackenzie Mountains.

June 16, 2011 - Canada’s Western Premiers will meet in the Northwest Territories (NWT) next week.

NWT Premier Floyd K. Roland will host and chair the 2011 Western Premiers’ Conference with meetings scheduled in Yellowknife and Fort Simpson from June 20-22nd.

June 3, 2011 - NWT residents are advised that The GNWT is taking the following actions to ensure that necessary packages are still available throughout the current mail strike.  For the duration of the postal strike, GNWT cheques and other packages will not be delivered through the mail.

May 26, 2011 - Martin Goldney has been appointed as Chief Negotiator for the Government of the Northwest Territories on the Devolution of Lands and Resources.

May 18, 2011 - Premier Floyd K. Roland honoured 56 recipients and several organizations with Premier’s Awards for Excellence and Collaboration today. The recipients include GNWT employees, teams and their collaborative partners. A ceremony was held this morning at the Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly.

November 22, 2010 - The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is working closely with fuel suppliers in the North Slave Region to ensure that adequate supplies continue to be available to fuel distributors in the communities of Fort Providence, Behchoko and Yellowknife.

November 16, 2010 - Saturday, November 20th is National Child Day - a day when people across Canada take time to celebrate our children.

This year’s theme promotes Article 13 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which states “children have the right to freedom of expression.”

For ideas and ways to raise awareness of Child Rights in your community, visit: www.childday.gc.ca

All children have rights – let’s celebrate them!

November 15, 2010 - Premier Floyd Roland says Canada’s endorsement on Friday of the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is an encouraging and tangible demonstration of the federal governments’ renewed commitment to  Canada’s Aboriginal people.

“Aboriginal cultures, values and traditions are a rich and equal part of our nation’s proud history,” the Premier said.  “I congratulate the federal government for recognizing and taking this important step that will serve to advance and strengthen our relationships collectively as Canadians.”

November 5, 2010 - Premier Floyd Roland and the Northwest Territories’ regional Aboriginal leaders met last night to discuss issues relating to the draft Devolution Agreement-in-Principle (AiP).

The meeting between the Premier and Aboriginal leaders is the latest step in the ongoing Devolution negotiations process.

“We had a healthy discussion on the importance of Devolution and the AiP,” the Premier said. “We have agreed to work on a process that will allow us to move forward with the AiP.”