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Schedule subject to change pending community request. </p> </section> --> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <section> <h2>Indigenous communities in the Northwest Territories</h2> <p>Find <a href="/eng/1635277604794/1635277632051">a map of Indigenous communities in the region</a> and more.</p> <div class="col-md-12"> <img src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-REGIONS/STAGING/images-images/nT-region-map-600_1635272681498_eng.jpg" alt="" class="img-responsive thumbnail"> </div> </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <section> <h2>Initiatives</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/eng/1738957938566/1738957975496">Career opportunities with NWT resource boards</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1698779811057/1698779870803">Territorial Development Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1624304700743/1624304791058">Treaties in the Northwest Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100026184/1618150288261">University and College Entrance Preparation Program for Northwest Territories residents</a></li> <li><a rel="external" href="https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1534954090122/">Emergency Management Assistance Program</a></li> <li><a rel="external" href="https://sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1100100013815/">Professional and Institutional Development Program</a></li> </ul> </section> <section> <h2>Most requested</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/eng/1100100022975/1617286856573">NWT Region contacts by area of responsibility</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100022902/1618150202315">Programs and Services for First Nations and Inuit</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100022915/1617286290436">Crown land management</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100022939/1617285836110">Contaminants and contaminated sites in the NWT</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100027364/1617815941649">Giant Mine Remediation Project</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100022921/1617286529432">Economic and resource development</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100022951/1617286009942">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100022930/1617286699015">Renewable Resources and Environment</a></li> </ul> </section> <section> <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a rel="external" href="https://www.canada.ca/en/news/advanced-news-search/news-results.html?_=1614266535448&dprtmnt=crownindigenousrelationsandnorthernaffairscanada&start=&end=">All CIRNAC news</a></li> </ul> </section> <!-- social media include --> <section class="provisional gc-followus mrgn-tp-lg"> <h2>On social media</h2> <ul class="list-inline"> <li><a href="#facebook" class="facebook wb-lbx"><span class="wb-inv">Facebook</span></a></li> <li><a href="#twitter" class="twitter wb-lbx"><span class="wb-inv">X (formerly Twitter)</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/GCIndigenous" class="youtube" rel="external"><span class="wb-inv">YouTube</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gcindigenous/" class="instagram" rel="external"><span class="wb-inv">Instagram</span></a></li> <li><a rel="external" class="linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/rcaanc-cirnac/"><span class="wb-inv">LinkedIn</span></a></li> </ul> </section> <section id="facebook" class="mfp-hide modal-dialog modal-content overlay-def"> <header class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title">Facebook</h2> </header> <div class="modal-body"> <ul class="list-unstyled lst-spcd"> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GCIndigenous" rel="external">GCIndigenous</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GovCanNorth" rel="external">GovCan - North</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="twitter" class="mfp-hide modal-dialog modal-content overlay-def"> <header class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title">X (formerly Twitter)</h2> </header> <div class="modal-body"> <ul class="list-unstyled lst-spcd"> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/GCIndigenous" rel="external">GCIndigenous</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/GovCanNorth" rel="external">GovCan – North</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/GiantMine" rel="external">@GiantMine</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <section> <h2>Contact us</h2> <section class="alert alert-warning"> <h3>Call ahead to check in-person service availability</h3> <p>Call the appropriate number below to make an appointment or find out if walk-ins are available. If you need to cancel or reschedule, please call us as soon as possible.</p> <p>To find out how to register under the <cite>Indian Act</cite> or apply for a status card, visit <a href="https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1100100032374" rel="external">Indian status</a> or contact <a href="https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1291132820288#sec2" rel="external">Public enquiries</a>.</p> </section> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <section class="panel-body"> <h3 class="mrgn-tp-sm" id="ge">General enquiries</h3> <p>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada<br> Northwest Territories region</p> <p>PO Box 1500<br> 4923-52nd St<br> Yellowknife NT X1A 2R3<br> <strong>Phone:</strong> <a href="tel:+18676692500">867-669-2500</a><br> <strong>Fax:</strong> 867-669-2710<br> <strong>Service hours:</strong> Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4 pm Mountain time</p> </section> <section class="panel-body"> <h3 class="mrgn-tp-sm">Client services</h3> <p>For registration and status cards, adoptions, post-secondary funding, treaty annuity payments and wills and estates:</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> <a href="tel:+18676692622">867-669-2622</a><br> <strong>Fax:</strong> 867-669-2711<br> <strong>Service hours:</strong> Monday to Friday, 10 am to 12 pm, 1 pm to 3 pm Mountain time</p> <p>For all other questions, visit <a href="/eng/1100100022975/1617286856573">NWT Region contacts by area of responsibility</a> or contact <a rel="external" href="https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1291132820288/#sec2">Public enquiries</a>.</p> </section> </div> </section> <!-- START PAGE FEEDBACK WIDGET --> <div class="row row-no-gutters mrgn-tp-xl"> <div class="col-sm-7 col-lg-6"> <section class="gc-pg-hlpfl provisional"> <div class="well mrgn-bttm-0"> <form id="gc-pg-hlpfl-frm" action="#" method="post" autocomplete="off"> <input type="hidden" name="institutionopt" value="Institution acronym - required - must use same value EN and FR"> <input type="hidden" name="themeopt" value="Indigenous peoples"> <input type="hidden" name="language" value="Language - required - use EN or FR"> <input type="hidden" name="pageTitle" value="Page title EN - required"> <input type="hidden" name="submissionPage" value="Page URL - required"> <input type="hidden" name="sectionopt" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="helpful" name="helpful" value="Yes"> <div class="gc-pg-hlpfl-btn"> <div class="row row-no-gutters"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-7 mrgn-tp-sm"> <h2 class="mrgn-tp-sm h5">Did you find what you were looking for?</h2> </div> <div class="col-xs-8 col-sm-5 text-right"> <button id="btnyes" type="submit" value="Yes" class="btn btn-primary">Yes</button> <button id="btnno" type="button" class="btn btn-primary mrgn-lft-sm nojs-hide">No</button> </div> </div> </div> <p class="h3 hidden nojs-show">If not, tell us why:</p> <div class="gc-pg-hlpfl-no nojs-show"> <fieldset> <legend class="h4 mrgn-tp-0 mrgn-bttm-md">What was wrong?</legend> <div class="radio"> <label for="problem1"> <input name="problem" id="problem1" type="radio" value="I can't find the information" data-gc-analytics-wtph-value="I can't find the information-Je ne peux pas trouver l'information" data-gc-analytics-collect="notPrivate"> I can't <strong>find</strong> the information </label> </div> <div class="radio"> <label for="problem2"> <input name="problem" id="problem2" type="radio" value="The information is hard to understand" data-gc-analytics-wtph-value="The information is hard to understand-L'information est difficile à comprendre" data-gc-analytics-collect="notPrivate"> The information is hard to <strong>understand</strong> </label> </div> <div class="radio"> <label for="problem3"> <input name="problem" id="problem3" type="radio" value="There was an error / something didn't work" data-gc-analytics-wtph-value="There was an error or something didn't work-Il y avait une erreur ou quelque chose ne fonctionnait pas" data-gc-analytics-collect="notPrivate"> There was an error or something <strong>didn't work</strong> </label> </div> <div class="radio"> <label for="problem4"> <input name="problem" id="problem4" type="radio" value="Other reason" data-gc-analytics-wtph-value="Other reason-Autre raison" data-gc-analytics-collect="notPrivate"> Other reason </label> </div> </fieldset> <label for="problem6" class="mrgn-bttm-0">Please provide more details</label> <p class="small"> <strong>You will not receive a reply. 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