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.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
rights holders
treaty beneficiaries
associatedWith Cree Nation Government NERFINISHED
Cree communities of Eeyou Istchee NERFINISHED
Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) NERFINISHED
beneficiaryOf JBNQA NERFINISHED
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement NERFINISHED
country Canada
culturalRegion Subarctic
ethnicGroup Cree NERFINISHED
governedBy Cree Nation Government NERFINISHED
hasCollectiveRightsTo fishing
hunting
land
traditional resource use
trapping
hasDemographics population in the tens of thousands
hasRightTo Cree-controlled education and health services
compensation and benefits from hydroelectric and resource development projects
participation in environmental and social impact assessment processes
self-government arrangements
hasTreatyRightsIn Category I lands
Category II lands
Category III lands
historicalEvent James Bay hydroelectric development negotiations
language Cree NERFINISHED
English
French
legalInstrumentType modern treaty beneficiaries
legalStatus Aboriginal peoples of Canada NERFINISHED
Indigenous rights holders under Canadian law
locatedIn Eeyou Istchee NERFINISHED
northern Quebec
partOf Eeyou Istchee Cree Nation NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Government of Quebec NERFINISHED
region James Bay region NERFINISHED
Nord-du-Québec NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
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
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement NERFINISHED
subjectTo Cree-Canada agreements implementing the JBNQA
Cree-Quebec governance agreements NERFINISHED
timePeriod post-1975 modern treaty era

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Grand Council of the Crees represents Cree beneficiaries of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement