Northeastern Quebec Agreement
E702919
The Northeastern Quebec Agreement is a landmark 1978 land claims settlement between Indigenous peoples in northern Quebec and the Canadian and Quebec governments, addressing rights to land, resources, and self-government.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous land claims settlement
ⓘ
land claims agreement ⓘ modern treaty ⓘ |
| aim |
to define rights to land and natural resources in Nunavik
ⓘ
to establish structures for Indigenous self-government in northern Quebec ⓘ to settle outstanding Indigenous land claims in northeastern Quebec ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
Nunavik
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Quebec ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| field |
Indigenous rights
ⓘ
aboriginal law in Canada ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| follows | James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Cree communities of northern Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inuit communities of Nunavik NERFINISHED ⓘ Naskapi communities of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | treaty recognized under Canadian law ⓘ |
| party |
Cree of northern Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Inuit of Nunavik NERFINISHED ⓘ Naskapi of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
creation of local and regional Inuit institutions in Nunavik
ⓘ
financial compensation to Indigenous signatories ⓘ land category system defining different levels of Indigenous rights ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| subject |
Indigenous land rights
ⓘ
compensation ⓘ fishing rights ⓘ hunting rights ⓘ local administration ⓘ resource rights ⓘ self-government ⓘ trapping rights ⓘ |
| typeOfRightRecognized |
collective land rights
ⓘ
participation in resource management ⓘ subsistence harvesting rights ⓘ |
| year | 1978 ⓘ |
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