James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement

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The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement is a landmark 1975 modern treaty between Indigenous peoples and the governments of Quebec and Canada that redefined land rights, resource development, and self-governance in northern Quebec.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous treaty ⓘ
comprehensive land claims agreement ⓘ
land claims agreement ⓘ
modern treaty ⓘ
appliesToRegion James Bay region ⓘ
linked to: James Bay Lowlands

Northern Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Nord-du-Québec

Nunavik ⓘ
beneficiary Cree of Quebec ⓘ
Inuit of Northern Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Inuit
constitutionalBasis section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
createdAsResponseTo James Bay hydroelectric development project ⓘ
establishedBody Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay ⓘ
Cree Regional Authority ⓘ
Cree School Board ⓘ
Kativik Regional Government ⓘ
Kativik School Board ⓘ
Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services ⓘ
influenced subsequent modern treaties in Canada ⓘ
jurisdiction Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus constitutionally protected treaty ⓘ
providesFor creation of Category I II and III lands ⓘ
establishment of regional health and social service boards ⓘ
establishment of regional school boards ⓘ
exclusive hunting fishing and trapping rights on certain lands ⓘ
financial compensation to Cree and Inuit ⓘ
participation of Indigenous peoples in environmental and social impact assessment ⓘ
purpose to define rights and obligations related to resource development ⓘ
to establish structures for Indigenous self-governance ⓘ
to settle Indigenous land claims in Northern Quebec ⓘ
recognizedAs first modern comprehensive land claims agreement in Canada ⓘ
replaced undefined Aboriginal title in Northern Quebec ⓘ
signatoryParty Government of Canada ⓘ
Government of Quebec ⓘ
Grand Council of the Crees ⓘ
Northern Quebec Inuit Association ⓘ
signingDate 1975-11-11 ⓘ
subjectMatter compensation ⓘ
education ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
health and social services ⓘ
hunting fishing and trapping rights ⓘ
land rights ⓘ
local government structures ⓘ
resource development ⓘ
self-governance ⓘ
yearSigned 1975 ⓘ

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Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada → includes → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Grand Council of the Crees → partnerInAgreement → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Cree Nation Government → legalBasis → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Makivik Corporation → legalBasis → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Naskapi → treaty → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Kativik Regional Government → establishedBy → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory → associatedWithTreaty → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Eeyou → hasTreaty → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Paix des Braves agreement with Quebec → buildsOn → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Cree Nation Government Governance Agreement Act (federal) → relatedTo → Cree–Canada agreements on governance and autonomy ⓘ
linked to: James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee → legalBasis → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Hydro-Québec James Bay Project → subjectOfAgreement → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James → governedUnder → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
First Nations in Quebec → hasTreatyFramework → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Northeastern Quebec Agreement → relatedTo → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Northeastern Quebec Agreement → follows → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
Kativik → governedUnder → James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ