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The terms of The British North America Act, 1930 (the NRTAs) provided for the transfer of the administration and control of the natural resources of Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba from the federal government to respective provincial governments. After the transfer, the federal government and the government of Saskatchewan implemented a series of cost-sharing programs designed to develop natural resources industries such as fishing, forestry, and fur-trapping in order to sustain the Aboriginal population, including Métis and non-status Indians, in the north. The various programs (i.e. the Northern Saskatchewan Conservation Board, the Saskatchewan Fur Marketing Service, the Saskatchewan Fish Marketing Board) were based on co-operative models that had been successful in the southern regions of the province where the majority of the population was non-Aboriginal. However, for a number of reasons that I explore in the paper, these programs often did not meet with the same degree of success in the North. This historical study offers insights into the efficacy of economic policies and regulatory regimes designed and implemented by non-Aboriginal governments in order to address the economic conditions of Aboriginal peoples. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]