April 18, 2011 - Today, in Ottawa, Premier Floyd K. Roland is meeting with the provincial and territorial ministers of Aboriginal Affairs and leaders from five national Aboriginal organizations to discuss progress and next steps in their plan to improve the quality of life for First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples.

The Aboriginal Affairs Working Group (AAWG) is providing national leadership as it works collaboratively to implement a plan that focuses on:

• increasing graduation rates for Aboriginal students;


• supporting economic development in Aboriginal communities, and


• ending violence against Aboriginal women and girls.

 

The AAWG is composed of Ministers of Aboriginal Affairs from all provinces and territories and the national leaders from five Aboriginal organizations (Assembly of First Nations, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Native Women’s Association of Canada, Métis National Council, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami).

This is the third meeting of the Aboriginal Affairs Working Group, which is chaired by Ontario Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Chris Bentley.

For more information, please contact:

Press Secretary
Office of the Premier/Cabinet
Government of the Northwest Territories
Phone: (867) 669-2302