In October 2001 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Mackenzie Valley Aboriginal Pipeline Corporation and four Canadian oil and gas companies. This historic agreement established a business partnership with aboriginal peoples and outlines that the Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline will be contructed and operated in a way that will give significant economic benefit to northerners.

The funding and participation agreements signed in 2003 enhance the rights of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group as defined in the Memorandum of Understanding. They chart a course for the Project to move forward in a way that will create real and lasting benefits for the people of the North.

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