Cree beneficiaries of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
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The Cree beneficiaries of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement are the Indigenous Cree people of northern Quebec whose rights, lands, and benefits are defined and protected under this landmark modern treaty.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
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rights holders ⓘ treaty beneficiaries ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cree Nation Government
NERFINISHED
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Cree communities of Eeyou Istchee NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiaryOf |
JBNQA
NERFINISHED
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James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Subarctic ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Cree Nation Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveRightsTo |
fishing
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hunting ⓘ land ⓘ traditional resource use ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| hasDemographics | population in the tens of thousands ⓘ |
| hasRightTo |
Cree-controlled education and health services
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compensation and benefits from hydroelectric and resource development projects ⓘ participation in environmental and social impact assessment processes ⓘ self-government arrangements ⓘ |
| hasTreatyRightsIn |
Category I lands
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Category II lands ⓘ Category III lands ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | James Bay hydroelectric development negotiations ⓘ |
| language |
Cree
NERFINISHED
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English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| legalInstrumentType | modern treaty beneficiaries ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
Aboriginal peoples of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Indigenous rights holders under Canadian law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eeyou Istchee
NERFINISHED
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northern Quebec ⓘ |
| partOf | Eeyou Istchee Cree Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Government of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
James Bay region
NERFINISHED
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Nord-du-Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Cree spiritual traditions ⓘ |
| representedBy | Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsDefinedBy | James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsProtectedBy |
Constitution Act, 1982, section 35
NERFINISHED
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James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Cree-Canada agreements implementing the JBNQA
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Cree-Quebec governance agreements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-1975 modern treaty era ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Grand Council of the Crees
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represents
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Cree beneficiaries of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
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