There are two important parts to getting ready for self-government: the work the negotiation parties need to do to make the change to self-government, and the work the organizations in the community need to do to prepare to come together as one government and be ready to take on new powers.

Work has been going on in both areas for some time.

Deline, the GNWT and the Government of Canada have negotiated an Implementation Plan that describes the steps required to put the Self-Government Agreement into action and what each party is responsible for doing. They have also set up an Implementation Committee that will continue to work together to make sure the change to self-government is happening properly and to deal with any issues that come up. Implementation is an ongoing and gradual process that requires a long-term plan and a partnership approach.

Meanwhile, the people in the land corporation, the band and the charter community are working together to plan and prepare for this change so that the transition is as smooth as possible and that there is no negative impact on employees of the three organizations.

Deline has set up a Transition Team which includes Paulina Roche (Manager of the Deline First Nation), Diane Andre (Senior Administrator of the Deline Land Corporation), and Phebie Kenny (Housing Association Manager).

These senior managers are using their knowledge and experience to plan the transition to one government. The team is developing a Transition Plan that will be in place before Self-Government comes into effect. The plan will describe how the three organizations will become one and all the steps that will be need for this to go well.