Peter Grant spent 10 years representing the Wet'suwet'en in the Delgamuukw case left dangling by the Supreme Court in 1997, which could be resolved by the proposed agreement announced Sunday.

The chiefs reached the agreement late Saturday night with federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and her B.C. counterpart Scott Fraser.

The agreement being sought would essentially resolve the 1997 Delgamuukw decision in the Supreme Court of Canada that acknowledged Indigenous rights and title over their traditional lands.