Self-Government basics

The Deline Self-Government Agreement has been finalized. The Self-Government Team has worked to achieve this agreement since 1995, under the guidance of Deline Elders and the leaders of the First Nation and Land Corporation.

With 18 years of history, there is a lot of information about the self-government process.

Read about the negotiation history to find out how the Final Self-Government Agreement (FSGA) came to be.

The agreement overview will give you some background on what’s in the FSGA.

Learn how the Deline Constitution sets out the principles that will be followed by the new Deilne Got’ine Government.

See how the new government will take a gradual approach to assuming Deline’s new powers set out under the FSGA.

Find out why self-government will combine three organizations (the Deline First Nation Band, the Deline Land Corporation and the Charter Community) under one government.

Learn what progress has been made and what must be done to get ready for self-government.

Or find the answers to some common questions about self-government.