GNWT backs ‘free, prior and informed consent’ approach to highway – Cabin Radio
June 9, 2026
The NWT’s premier has endorsed a call from three Indigenous governments for a leading role in determining the future of the proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway from Wrigley to the Sahtu and Inuvik.
Last week, the Sahtu Secretariat, Gwich’in Tribal Council and Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the highway, though they stressed that did not amount to final approval.
The governments said such approval first required recognition of their treaty rights and free, prior and informed consent.
