Northeastern Quebec Agreement

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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.

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Northeastern Quebec Agreement canonical 2

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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 ⓘ
northern Quebec ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
field Indigenous rights ⓘ
aboriginal law in Canada ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
follows James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
hasEffectOn Cree communities of northern Quebec ⓘ
Inuit communities of Nunavik ⓘ
Naskapi communities of Quebec ⓘ
jurisdiction Canada ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus treaty recognized under Canadian law ⓘ
party Cree of northern Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Cree of Quebec

Government of Canada ⓘ
Government of Quebec ⓘ
Inuit of Nunavik ⓘ
linked to: Inuit

Naskapi of Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Naskapi
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 ⓘ
Government of Quebec ⓘ
relatedTo James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
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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Naskapi → treaty → Northeastern Quebec Agreement ⓘ
First Nations in Quebec → hasTreatyFramework → Northeastern Quebec Agreement ⓘ