sentences:  treaty commissioners were first appointed in April 1993, and the treaty process officially began in December 1993.By 1996, 47 First Nations, representing more than 60% of status Indians in B.C., had decided to participate.After a few years of negotiations, the Treaty Commission released the "1997 Systems Overload Report" which argued that the provincial and federal governments needed to increase their financial resources and the capacity level of First Nations for the negotiation of treaties in BC.