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17TuesdayMarch112014PublicNoticeOnApril12014administrationandcontrolofpubliclandsandresourceswillbetransferredfromAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentCanadaAANDCtotheGovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritories.ThistransferincludestheadministrationcontrolandmanagementofonshorelandswatersminesmineralsandoilandgasintheNWT.WhatdoesthismeantoyouinYellowknifethatwillthroughournewGovernancePartnershipsDirectorateinformationontheUniversityandCollegeEntrancePreparationProgramfromtransferduetootherinterestsLearnmoreaboutthere-launchoftheAANDCwebsiteonApril1stbyvisitingwww.aandc.gc.cantVisittheGNWTonlineatwww.gov.nt.caforinformationondevolvingprogramsafterApril12014.AskUshttpntdevo.aandc.gc.caPLEASENOTEstAANDCsLandreducedserviceonFridayMarch28thandwillbeclosedonMondayMarch31stinordertost.AfterApril1stAANDCwillcontinuetobelocatedat492352ndYellowknifeNTX1A3Z4DenechiefsrequestmeetingwithGovernorGeneralEmergencymeetingonBillC-15callsforhalttodevolutionbillByMEAGANWOHLBERGLeadersoftheDeneNationhaverequestedthatGovernorGeneralDavidJohnstonmeetwiththemintheNorthwestTerritoriesoverFirstNationsconcernswiththeNWTde-volutionbill.ChiefsandeldersmetinDettahlastweekforanemer-gencymeetingonBillC-15whichwouldnotonlytrans-ferauthorityoverresourcesfromCanadatotheterritorialgovernmentbutamendtheNorthernregulatoryschemebyeliminatingtheregionallandandwaterboardsinfa-vourofasuperboard.Atthemeetingheldalloflastweekleadershipin-structedDeneNationalChiefBillErasmustorequesttheGovernorGeneralrefusetosignandgiveroyalassenttothebillbeforemeetingwiththeDeneNation.BeforeitgoestotheGov-ernorGeneralofCanadaforhissignaturetheDeneleadershipwantsameetingintheNWTwiththeRightHonourableDavidJohnstonErasmussaid.Weneedacomprehensiveassessmentacompleteevaluationofthespendingdecisionsandcon-ductofthegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritoriescon-cerningtheDene.Senatepassedthebilllastweekafterclause-by-clausedeliberation.Previousat-temptstoremovethechangestotheboardsstructure-themainpointofcontentionforAboriginalgovernmentsintheNWT-byOppositionmembersintheHouseofCommonswereunsuccessful.TheDeneNationrecentlywrotetoQueenElizabethwithitsconcerns.AresponsereceivedfromBuckinghamPalacedirectedtheDenetogetintouchwiththeGover-norGeneral.Erasmussaidtheproblemstretchestotheterritorialgovernmentsactionsthroughdevolutionwhichheclaimsareapowergrab.Theterritorialgovern-mentisproposingtobecomeaprovinceandassumingauthorityoverourpeoplewithoutdiscussingourcur-rentrelationshipandpoliti-calrealityhesaid.Boththefederalandterritorialgovernmentsoutrightlyrefusedtoattendthelead-ershipmeetingtoexplaintheirproposalconcerningBillC-15.ErasmussaidtheDeneNa-tionwantswrittenevidencethateithergovernmenthaslegalauthorityovertheDenewhoarepartiestoTreaties8and11.TheDeneleadershiparesayingthattheconductoverfast-trackingBillC-15toroyalassentisunfairandunjusthesaid.Thispro-posedbillisaviolationuponourtreatieswhichguideshowthecountryfunctionsandthereforegoesagainsttheCanadianConstitutionAct1982.PoliticsFirstNations