Self-government is important to the people of the Carcross/ Tagish First Nation because it gives people the opportunity to move away from the Indian Act and govern their own destiny, just as they did for countless generations long ago. The main fight over all these years has been to gain independence and self-determination.

"I am looking forward to when we can be selfgoverning, when we can govern ourselves, when we are in charge of our own destiny. When we are all able to pull together and be effective for our children who benefit from the wise counsel of our elders who had a vision that outshined every land claims and treaty of the past. We can be proud of our stalwart warriors who hung in there and never gave up."