Negotiating devolution is complicated and has been going on
since 2001. At times, it has made sense to make a record of
discussions and decisions by entering into written agreements.
These agreements are important steps that keep the negotiations
moving forward. Past agreements of this kind have included the
2001 Memorandum of Intent and the 2004 Devolution Framework
Agreement. These agreements were endorsed by Aboriginal
governments, the Government of Canada and the GNWT. In 2007, the
GNWT and four regional Aboriginal governments - the Inuvialuit
Regional Corporation, the Gwich'in Tribal Council, the Sahtu
Secretariat Incorporated and the Northwest Territory Métis
Nation - also signed an Agreement-in-Principle on Resource
Revenue Sharing, making provisions for the remaining Aboriginal
governments to sign on when they were ready. Like these earlier
agreements, the devolution Agreement-in-Principle (AiP) is
another important step in the process. The AiP sets out the
subjects that should be included in a final