Cree Nation Government

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The Cree Nation Government is the political and administrative body representing the Cree of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec, overseeing self-governance, regional development, and the protection of Cree rights and interests.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous government ⓘ
regional government ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
ethnicGroupServed Cree ⓘ
fieldOfWork culture and language preservation ⓘ
economic development ⓘ
education administration ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
health and social services ⓘ
land use planning ⓘ
natural resource management ⓘ
protection of Indigenous rights ⓘ
regional development ⓘ
self-governance ⓘ
formerName Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) ⓘ
foundedAs Grand Council of the Crees ⓘ
governs Cree communities of Eeyou Istchee ⓘ
linked to: Cree peoples
hasDeputyLeaderTitle Deputy Grand Chief ⓘ
hasExecutiveBody Cree Nation Government Executive Committee ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Category IA lands (Cree communities) ⓘ
Category II lands (Cree hunting, fishing and trapping rights) ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle Grand Chief ⓘ
hasLegislativeBody Cree Nation Government Council ⓘ
hasMainGoverningDocument An Act respecting the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee (Quebec) ⓘ
Cree Nation Government Governance Agreement Act (federal) ⓘ
hasMotto Serving the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee ⓘ
headquartersLocation Nemaska, Quebec ⓘ
inception 1974 ⓘ
jurisdiction Eeyou Istchee ⓘ
legalBasis Cree Constitution ⓘ
Cree Nation Governance Agreement ⓘ
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
negotiatesWith Government of Canada ⓘ
Government of Quebec ⓘ
numberOfCommunitiesRepresented 10 ⓘ
officialLanguage Cree ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
renamed Cree Nation Government ⓘ
renamedInYear 2012 ⓘ
represents Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee ⓘ
Cree of northern Quebec ⓘ
significantEvent signatory to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
signatory to the Paix des Braves agreement ⓘ
subdivision Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
typeOfElectoralSystem community-based representation ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Cree syllabics ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
website https://www.cngov.ca ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cree → notableOrganization → Cree Nation Government ⓘ
Grand Council of the Crees → hasExecutiveBody → Cree Nation Government ⓘ
Cree Nation Government → hasExecutiveBody → Cree Nation Government Executive Committee ⓘ
linked to: Cree Nation Government
Cree Nation Government → hasLegislativeBody → Cree Nation Government Council ⓘ
linked to: Cree Nation Government
Cree Nation Government → legalBasis → Cree Nation Governance Agreement ⓘ
linked to: Cree Nation Government
Cree Nation Government → renamed → Cree Nation Government ⓘ
Nord-du-Québec → governedInPartBy → Cree Nation Government ⓘ
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement → establishedBody → Cree Regional Authority ⓘ
linked to: Cree Nation Government
Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory → governedWith → Cree Nation Government ⓘ
Eeyou → governingBody → Cree Nation Government ⓘ
Paix des Braves agreement with Quebec → party → Cree Regional Authority ⓘ
linked to: Cree Nation Government
Grand Council of the Crees → hasEthnopoliticalRole → national government of the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee ⓘ
subject linked to: GCC
linked to: Cree Nation Government
Nemaska, Quebec → isMemberOf → Cree Nation Government ⓘ
Cree Constitution → appliesTo → Cree Nation Government ⓘ
Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee → hasLegislativeBody → Cree Nation Government Council ⓘ
linked to: Cree Nation Government
Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee → hasOfficialName → Cree Nation Government ⓘ
Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee → previousName → Cree Regional Authority ⓘ
linked to: Cree Nation Government
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James → coGovernedBy → Cree Nation Government ⓘ
Eastmain River → governingJurisdiction → Cree Nation Government ⓘ