Shawn A-in-chut Atleo was honoured during his term as Regional Chief to assist in achieving the historic signing of the BC First Nations Leadership Accord with the political executives of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, the First Nations Summit and the BC Assembly of First Nations. The signing of the accord was witnessed in a sacred Coast Salish ceremony that signalled the end of over 35 years of political division. This political unity in BC led to the drafting of the ‘New Relationship’ vision document with the Province of BC and the signing of the Transformative Change Accord with the BC Premier Gordon Campbell and former Prime Minister Paul Martin on behalf of Canada during the First Ministers Meeting in Kelowna, November 2005. BC Chiefs’ have worked together to develop action plans and formed Chiefs-led Councils in Children and Families, Health, Mining/Energy, Economic Development, Fisheries, Forestry and are continuing this work implementing action plans on Housing and Justice. Recent regional engagement has been focused on the proposed Recognition Act with the Province of BC in which Aboriginal and Crown title will be reconciled. The Act proposes to include a new BC Proclamation which will set straight the historical record, will support nation rebuilding, include mechanisms to reconcile crown and aboriginal title through shared decision making and revenue and benefit sharing and contemplate new dispute resolution processes.