Manitoba Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations

Manitoba Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations—formerly Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs—is the department of the Manitoba government responsible for issues related to Indigenous affairs and reconciliation in the province, and regional economic development in northern Manitoba.^[6][7]

Manitoba Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations

Logo of the Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs (1999-2016)
Department overview
Preceding Department	Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs (1999-2016)[1][2]
Jurisdiction	Government of Manitoba
Headquarters	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Employees	94.00 FTE (2009-2010)[3]
Annual budget	$40.9 m CAD (2009-2010)[3]
Minister responsible	Eileen Clarke, Minister of Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations[4][5]
Deputy Minister responsible	Michelle Dubik
Key documents	Northern Affairs Act Path to Reconciliation Act Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Governance Act Aboriginal Languages Recognition Act'
Website	www.gov.mb.ca/inr/

The department is headed by the Minister of Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations, currently Eileen Clarke.^[6] As of 2021^[update], there are 50 Northern Affairs communities over which the Minister has municipal authority.^[8]

History

Following the reorganization of the Manitoba cabinet after the general election of 2016, most of the responsibilities of the preceding Department of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs were transferred to the new Ministry of Indigenous and Municipal Relations, under the direction of Eileen Clarke.^[2][4][5]