This accord verifies the voice of the people, as documented from a three-day strategic workshop, held September 16-18, 2003 in Fort St. John, BC. Representatives from the seven BC Treaty 8 Tribal Association First Nations attended the workshop and agreed to collectively work together.

A common goal is to work on building strong, healthy families and communities, so that we can make decisions that affect our everyday life and future generations in a positive way.

This is an internal commitment from all seven Treaty 8 Tribal Association First Nations to:

• Work together to assert our "Inherent Right to Govern our Lands and its Resources"
• Help shape the thinking of our Leadership
• Secure the ongoing survival of our People
• Foster Strong, Healthy Families and Communities
• Foster good Governance and Self-determination
• Honour the True Spirit and Intent of the Treaty
• Set Aside our Differences and Work Together
• Create Economic Certainty.

This Accord lays out the context of the Resolution presented to the Government in September 2003.