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Aboriginal Governance in Eeyou Istchee Northern Quebec, Canada

Aboriginal Governance in Eeyou Istchee Northern Quebec, Canada. World Indigenous Network Conference Darwin Australia May 26-29 2013. Deputy Grand Chief Ashley Iserhoff Grand Council of the Crees. Eeyou Istchee:People’s Land. 18,000 crees 9 communities 400,000 km².

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Aboriginal Governance in Eeyou Istchee Northern Quebec, Canada

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  1. Aboriginal Governance in Eeyou Istchee Northern Quebec, Canada World Indigenous Network Conference Darwin Australia May 26-29 2013 Deputy Grand Chief Ashley Iserhoff Grand Council of the Crees

  2. Eeyou Istchee:People’s Land 18,000 crees 9 communities 400,000 km²

  3. Traditional roasting of Canada Geese

  4. 1906

  5. 1920’s

  6. One of first meetings of the Grand Council of the Crees - 1971

  7. Special land regime Exclusive and semi exclusive to Crees • A joint environmental and social protection regime • hunting, fishing and trapping regime

  8. ODEYAK= Canoe and Kayak New York city

  9. Agreement Respecting a New Relationship Between the Cree Nation and the Government of Quebec -2002

  10. Cree Traplines Old Forestry Regime

  11. 1866

  12. Creation of the regional government of Eeyou Istchee James Bay- July 2012

  13. Orange – Cree and non Cree Government Green- Cree Government Pink-Protected Areas

  14. “In Waswanipi’s traditional territory, only the areas around Lake Evans and immediately north of the Broadback remain road-less, untouched by forestry development. Once these areas are gone, there will be no place left in Waswanipi to show our children what the forest was once truly like when our elders thrived there.” • Chief Paul Gull from Waswanipi

  15. Arrival at Canadian Parliament, Ottawa

  16. Meegwetch!!

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