Xeni Gwetʼin First Nation Government chose not to take part in the British Columbia Treaty Process claiming it out-dated and ineffective, and instead fought for Aboriginal Rights and Title through the Canadian judicial system.
On June 26, 2014, in Tsilhqotʼin Nation v British Columbia, The Supreme Court of Canada acknowledged Aboriginal Title to approximately 1800 square kilometres of the Nation's traditional territory - a first for any aboriginal group in Canada.
The band has an active business management program, which runs the local roads yard as well as a gas-bar.
The area is not served by the main BC Hydro grid, and so (except for the subdivision) all houses are run on generators and solar power.
The local school runs from kindergarten to grade 8 in three classrooms; it is unusual for the area in having mostly long-term residents as teachers.