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YELLOWKNIFE (June 21) - The Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs marked National Aboriginal Day by launching its new website www.maa.gov.nt.ca during a live radio broadcast from William MacDonald School in Yellowknife this morning.

Sixty grade-six students from four different schools in the Northwest Territories joined in a website scavenger hunt to mark the official launch. Students from Louie Norwegian School in Jean Marie River, Sir Alexander Mackenzie School in Inuvik, JB Tyrrell School in Fort Smith and William MacDonald School in Yellowknife used their surfing skills to locate answers to three trivia questions.

The new website allows users to understand the work done by the Ministry and the status of ongoing negotiations by viewing agreements entered into with Aboriginal groups in the NWT.

“The negotiation and implementation of agreements will change the face of governance in the NWT,” Mr. Antoine said. “We have put together the website for the Ministry as one means of ensuring residents have access to this important information.”

There are over 300 links contained within the new website, which is organized to allow for easy navigation, and includes archival photographs of NWT people and places.

Coffee mugs, posters and computer mouse pads have been produced to promote the new website. Visitors to the site are encouraged to sign the online guestbook.

For more information, contact:

Sue Enge
Communications Advisor
Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
Tel: (867) 920-6989