The article by André Dubuc in La Presse on Thursday, April 26, 2012, entitled “Contribution Santé : Les Cris ne veullent pas payer” sends the message that the Crees are refusing to pay their fair share of the cost of health services while receiving large government transfers and enjoying personal income well above the provincial average. This message creates a distorted picture, and must be corrected.
2012-04-28
On behalf of the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee, I would like to congratulate the tourism leaders who are getting recognition this evening. With your hard work, your passion and your vision, and most of all with your unrivalled sense of hospitality, you are providing tourists with first-rate experiences that they will cherish forever.
2012-03-29
The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee), the Cree Regional Authority, the Cree Nation of Mistissini and Stornoway Diamonds (Canada) Inc. announce that they have entered into the Mecheshoo Agreement on March 27, 2012 regarding the development and operation of Stornoway’s Renard Diamond Mine in Eeyou Istchee.
2012-03-27
From the radio interview of March 20, 2012 with the president of the local council of Radisson, I understand that the council has submitted to Minister Laurent Lessard of MAMROT a request for recognition of Radisson as a municipality. The president refers to the recent Framework Agreement on Governance between the Cree and Québec as one of the reasons for this request.
As you know, this issue is not new. In the 1980’s, Eric Gourdeau of SAGMAI floated the idea that Radisson should become a municipality. The Cree Nation opposed the idea then, and we continue to do so.
2012-03-23
I was asked to give you a short lecture today on the impacts of the Plan Nord on the youth and how it relates to education, entrepreneurship and culture.
The Plan Nord will have an impact on these issues but also on our way of life in general. The Plan Nord may be around for the next two or three decades but its impacts will be felt for many more decades and it will affect our way of life and that of future generations.
In principle, the Cree support the sustainable development of the North. They also support the Plan Nord, on certain conditions, and they are committed to working with the Government of Québec to implement it.
2012-03-21
In the early 1970s, ten young Cree leaders were asked by community elders to lead the fight during negotiations for the James Bay Northern Quebec Agreement. May their experiences serve to guide and inspire Cree youth and others in similar circumstances today. This is the first episode in what will be a four-part series. It covers the period of time from the first announcement of Bourassa's "Project of the Century" to the signing of the JBNQA.
2012-03-06
Welcome to the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) Web site, where we share with the world our vision for our nation. Here we explain to interested observers our culture, values, problems and hopes and describe our many political, cultural, social, economic and spiritual activities. In addition we offer readers links to major stories of aboriginal interest in other parts of Canada and around the world.
The 2010-2011 Annual Report for the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and the Cree Regional Authority is now available online.
"The Cree of Eeyou Istchee welcome the opportunity to provide our perspective on the Plan Nord. The Cree welcome responsible, sustainable development of our traditional lands, Eeyou Istchee. We want to be real partners in the development of our territory's vast potential. At the outset, one should recall certain key principles." - Grand Chief Dr. Matthew Coon Come
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