NWT Regional Overview
In the Northwest Territories, the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development (DIAND) has a wide variety of responsibilities.
Land, water and resource management are coordinated through the region's
operational directorates which include: Mineral and
Petroleum Resources, Pipeline Readiness Office,
Operations, Contaminants
and Renewable Resources and Environment.
Aboriginal and Territorial Relations (ATR) co-ordinates
the work necessary to meet the region's obligations under settled land
claims; providing regional representation, support and advice toward the
successful conclusion of land claim and self-government agreements; liaising
and providing advice in support of political development in the NWT;
and supporting the Intergovernmental Forum. ATR's
Devolution office works together with the Government
of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and Aboriginal governments to transfer
control of land and resource based activities from DIAND.
The Indian and Inuit Services Directorate supports
First Nations and Inuit organizations that seek to obtain control and
accountability for the delivery of programs and services to their communities
such as social and economic development. It also ensures the timely delivery
of the federal government's fiduciary and statutory obligations to Aboriginal
people.
The region also has several service-based programs which perform mostly
internal functions for the region. These include: Corporate Services,
Policy and Planning, Leadership and Learning and
Communications.
Overseeing all of the programs and services in the NWT
Region is the Executive Office which includes the Regional Director General
(Bob Overvold) and the Acting Associate Regional Director General (Zoe
Raemer). Together with their support staff, the Executive Office is responsible
for coordinating the entire region and maintains a close reporting relationship
with headquarters in Ottawa.
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