Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę self-government treaty becomes law as Bill C-27 gets Royal Assent

The federal legislation gives legal force to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę, with support from the Indigenous government and the Northwest Territories.

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By Daniel Fraser Federal Politics Published 8 October 2026, 21:33 UTC 1 source 1 min read

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The Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę now have a self-government treaty with legal force. Bill C-27 received Royal Assent, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Rebecca Alty, announced on Oct. 8.¹

The legislation gives legal force to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę, establishing it as a Self-Government Treaty. The Tlegohli Got’ine Government Inc. and the Government of the Northwest Territories supported the bill, the government said.¹

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