ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DEHCHO COMMUNITY GOVERNMENTS Sample Clauses

ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DEHCHO COMMUNITY GOVERNMENTS. 4.17.1 A new Dehcho Community Government will only be established by agreement among the Parties. 4.17.2 In the agreement under 4.17.1, the Parties will describe the amendment to the Agreement required to reflect the establishment of a new Dehcho Community Government. 4.17.3 The establishment of a new Dehcho Community Government is not effective until the amendment to the Agreement referred to in 4.17.2 is ratified in accordance with the Dehcho Agreement. 1. The Government of the Northwest Territories and the Dehcho Government will negotiate an agreement to expand the boundary of a Dehcho Community at the written request of the Dehcho Community Government.24 2. The territorial Minister may not expand the boundary of a Dehcho community except at the written request of the Dehcho community government.25 3. The consent of the Dehcho Government is required where the expansion of the boundary would be into an area containing Dehcho Ndehe. 4. Before requesting the territorial Minister to expand the boundary of a Dehcho community into an area containing Dehcho Ndehe, the Dehcho community government will discuss with the Dehcho Government the need for the expansion and will attempt to negotiate an agreement with the Dehcho Government for the conveyance of the Dehcho Ndehe required for the expansion. 5. If the negotiations pursuant to section 1 of this Appendix fail to reach agreement, either the GNWT or the relevant Dehcho Community Government may refer the matter to mediation and / or arbitration under chapter DR.26 24 DFN proposal. GNWT suggest deleting current #1. 25 GNWT suggest as a new #2: Upon receiving a written request from a Dehcho Community Government proposing to change in that Dehcho Community’s Boundary, the Minister will meet with officials from that Dehcho Community within 90 days of receiving the request, or at a time agreed to by the parties, to discuss the proposal.