Law-making authority and taking on responsibility for a wider range of programs and services go together. Usually an Indigenous government creates laws and policies in an area of jurisdiction, then negotiates with other levels of government to “draw down” related programs and services.

Many modern treaty governments have their own laws both in place and in development. Some examples of modern treaty government laws in effect:

• The Tłı̨chǫ Government:
  • Governance:
    • Grand Chief Nomination and Election Law
    • Tłı̨chǫ Assembly and Chief’s Executive Council Law
    • Finance and Human Resources Law
    • Income Tax Law
    • Goods and Services Tax Law
    • Procedures Law
    • Omnibus Implementation Law
  • Finance:
    • Agreement Loan Reimbursement Law
    • Government Budget Law
    • Investment Corporation Administration Law
    • Northwest Territories Intergovernmental Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement Law
    • Capital Transfers Protection Law
    • Tłı̨chǫ Assembly Members and Chiefs Transition Allowance Law
    • Tłı̨chǫ Construction Ltd. Contribution and Loan Law
  • Natural Resources, Land and the Environment
    • Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement Law
    • Tłı̨chǫ Lands Protection Amendment Law
    • Wekweeti Winter Road Access Law
  • Economic Development
    • Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation Administration Law
  • Teslin Tlingit Council
    • Governance
      • Residency Grant Act
      • Income Tax Act
      • Goods and Services Tax Act
      • Administration and Interpretation Act
      • The Election of a Leader Act
      • Peacemaker Court and Justice Council Act
    • Culture
      • Language Act
    • Natural Resources, Land and the Environment
      • Lands and Resources Act

For a more comprehensive list of modern treaty government laws click to view/download here.