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Dr.(h.c.) Abel Bosum CM | |
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| Born | November 4, 1955 Dore Lake, Quebec, Canada. |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, President of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government |
| Employer(s) | Grand Council of the Crees of Northern Quebec, Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government |
| Predecessor | Grand Chief Coon Come |
| Parent(s) | Lucy Busom, Cypien Caron |
| Honours | Doctor of Civil Law, Honoris Causa, from Bishop's University Order of Canada |
Abel Bosum CM (born Nov. 4, 1955)[1] is a Cree leader and negotiator who, as of 2019, is serving as Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees of Northern Quebec (Eeyou Istchee)[2] and President of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government. He has worked for the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec since 1977 in various capacities.[3] From 1984 to 1998, Bosum served as the Chief of his home nation, the Oujé-Bougoumou Cree Nation.[3] During his time as chief, he was able to negotiate a multimillion-dollar deal with the governments of Quebec and Canada to build a new village for the nation following the peoples' seventh forcible relocation due to mining and forestry activity in Northern Quebec.[1][4] In 1998, he became the head negotiator of the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec.[1][3] Since 2015, Abel Bosum has also served as President of the Aanischaaukamikw Foundation and of the Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural institute.[5]
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- ^ "Abel Bosum new Grand Chief of Quebec Cree". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ a b c "Abel Bosum for Grand Chief 2017 | Eeyou Istchee Quebec". Abel Bosum for Grand Chief 2017 | Eeyou Istchee Quebec. Archived from the original on 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ Aboriginal autonomy and development in northern Quebec and Labrador. Scott, Colin. Vancouver [B.C.]: UBC Press. 2001. ISBN 0774808446. OCLC 181843232.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Aanischaaukamikw welcomes Abel Bosum as President". Aanischaaukamikw. 2015-04-23. Archived from the original on 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-01.