Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee

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The Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee is a self-governing Indigenous nation in northern Quebec representing the Cree communities of the Eeyou Istchee territory through its own political and administrative institutions.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
James Bay Cree 2
Cree Nation 1
Cree communities of northern Quebec 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cree political organization
Indigenous nation
self-governing First Nation government
continent North America
country Canada
ethnicGroup Cree NERFINISHED
governs Cree communities in James Bay region
hasCapital Nemaska NERFINISHED
hasExecutiveHead Grand Chief NERFINISHED
hasGovernmentType Indigenous government
self-government
hasJurisdictionOver Eeyou Istchee territory NERFINISHED
hasLegislativeBody Cree Nation Government Council NERFINISHED
hasMainEconomicActivity hunting, fishing and trapping
natural resource development agreements
public administration
hasOfficialName Cree Nation Government NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity NERFINISHED
Cree spiritual traditions
hasResponsibility culture and language preservation
economic development
education
health and social services
land and resource management
local governance
hasSettlementType dispersed northern communities
legalBasis Cree Nation Governance Agreement NERFINISHED
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement NERFINISHED
locatedIn Eeyou Istchee NERFINISHED
northern Quebec NERFINISHED
negotiatesWith Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Government of Quebec NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Cree NERFINISHED
English
French
partOf Cree Nation NERFINISHED
populationGroup Eenouch NERFINISHED
Eeyouch NERFINISHED
previousName Cree Regional Authority NERFINISHED
Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Government of Quebec NERFINISHED
region James Bay NERFINISHED
Nord-du-Québec NERFINISHED
represents Cree communities of Eeyou Istchee NERFINISHED
usesWritingSystem Cree syllabics NERFINISHED
Latin alphabet

Referenced by (9)

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Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory containsTraditionalLandsOf Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
this entity surface form: Cree Nation
Grand Council of the Crees ethnicGroupRepresented Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
Grand Council of the Crees ethnicGroupRepresented Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
this entity surface form: James Bay Cree
Grand Council of the Crees governs Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
La Grande River hasCulturalSignificanceFor Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
this entity surface form: Cree communities of northern Quebec
Cree peoples notableSubgroup Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
Swampy Cree relatedEthnicGroup Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
this entity surface form: East Cree
Woods Cree relatedEthnicGroup Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
this entity surface form: James Bay Cree
Cree Nation Government represents Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee