The virtual signing ceremony saw the hereditary chiefs and government ministers witness each other signing the document through Zoom, as travel has been restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The memorandum of understanding that's due to be signed will set the terms for months of negotiations on land rights and title for the Wet'suwet'en over their traditional territory in northern B.C.

The chiefs also addressed concerns from the elected leadership that they and other members of the Wet'suwet'en have not been properly consulted with.

The elected leadership say the pact on land rights and title has not been fully circulated to the Nation's clans for their input, and accuse the federal and B.C. governments of consulting in bad faith.

The agreement does not apply to the controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline project, which sparked the discussions that led to the deal.

Premier John Horgan is expected to announce support for rural, remote and Indigenous communities on Monday afternoon.

Indigenous Relations Minister Scott Fraser says he is 'deeply disappointed' five Indigenous youth refused to leave the Legislature following a meeting with him on Thursday and he would have held the meeting elsewhere if you could have anticipated the outcome. 

"They need to engage our people and collaborate with us regardless of the Indian Act," said Wet'suwet'en First Nation Elected Chief Maureen Luggi.

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.