The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority Inc. (NITHA) is the only First Nations Organization of its kind in the country. The Partners are "Northern", sharing the same geography and attachment to the land as well as sharing the common challenges in accessing and providing health services. The Organization is comprised of Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Prince Albert Grand Council and Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. The Board of Chiefs consists of the Chiefs of PAGC, MLTC, PBCN, and LLRIB and through NITHA have the ability to speak cohesively allowing for a stronger, more powerful voice in our insistence for professional and quality health services that are responsive to the needs of our communities. The Partners formally joined together in 1998 to address the joint needs which are not feasible for each organization to provide on their own. Through this Partnership, NITHA provides those services known as “Third Level”.

Third Level Services are provided by NITHA to the Northern Multi–Community Bands and Tribal Councils. These services are delivered directly to Second Level Partners and include disease surveillance, communicable disease control, health status monitoring, epidemiology, specialized program support, advisory services, research, planning, education, training and technical support.

Second Level Services are provided by the Northern Multi-Community Bands, Tribal Councils and in some cases a single Band to the First Level Communities. These services include program design, implementation and administration, supervision of staff at first and second level, clinical support, consultation, advice and training.

First Level Services are provided in the community directly to the community members.