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Grand Council of the Crees (GCCEI)
Eeyou Istchee ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
NationEeyou Istchee
Websitecngov.ca
Offices
HeadNemaska (ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ)
Additional
  • Montreal
  • Ottawa
  • Quebec City
Grand Council
Grand ChiefMandy Gull-Masty
Deputy Grand ChiefNorman A. Wapachee
Chiefs
List
Representatives
List
PeopleEeyou / Eenou
ᐄᔨᔫ / ᐄᓅ
LanguageEeyou / Eenou Ayimūn
ᐄᔨᔫ / ᐄᓅ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ
CountryEeyou / Eenou Istchee
ᐄᔨᔫ / ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌ
Areas under the jurisdiction of the CRA marked in red

The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) or the GCC(EI) (ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ in Cree), is the political body that represents the approximately 18,000 Cree people (who call themselves "Eeyou" or "Eenou" in the various dialects of East Cree) of the territory called Eeyou Istchee ("The People's Land") in the James Bay and Nunavik regions of Northern Quebec, in The Grand Council has twenty members: a Grand Chief and Deputy-Grand Chief elected at large by the Cree people, the Chiefs elected by each of the ten communities, and one other representative from each community.

The newly elected Grand Chief Mandy Gull-Masty was elected on July 29, 2021. The newly elected Deputy Grand Chief is Norman A. Wapachee. The Grand Council's head office is located in the Cree community of Nemaska, with other offices and embassies in Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City.

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The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) or the GCC(EI) (ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ in Cree), is the political body that represents the approximately 18,000 Cree...

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Cree

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"Washaw Sibi". Grand Council of the Crees. 2019. Bonspiel, Steve (14 May 2004). "The Lost Cree of Washaw Sibi: The Tenth Cree Community of Eeyou Istchee...

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Billy Diamond

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September 30, 2010) was the Chief of the Waskaganish, Quebec Cree from 1970 to 1976, the Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees from 1974 to 1984, and...

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Paix des Braves

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"Peace of the Braves" by the Parti Québécois government) is an agreement between the Government of Quebec, Canada, and the Grand Council of the Crees. It was...

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Grand Council

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Eeyou Istchee

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municipality (TE) of Quebec that is represented by the Grand Council of the Crees. On July 24, 2012, the Quebec government signed an accord with the Cree Nation...

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Grand Chief

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Waskaganish

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constructing the largest hydro-electric project ever built. In response to the project, the Cree people formed the Grand Council of the Crees and elected...

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James Bay Road

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2020, the James Bay Road was renamed in honour of Billy Diamond, former Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees and chief Cree negotiator of the James...

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Abel Bosum

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James Bay Project

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of mercury. The James Bay Mercury Agreement, signed in 1986 between the Grand Council of the Crees (of Québec), the Cree Regional Authority, the Cree...

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Nemaska

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2021 census. Nemaska is the seat of the Grand Council of the Crees and Cree Regional Authority. It was officially known (by the Quebec government) as Nemiscau...

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Ted Moses

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is a Cree politician from Eastmain, a small remote village in northern Quebec, Canada. He is a former Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees. In...

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Eeyou Istchee James Bay

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of the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec) Curtis Bosum (Chief of the Cree Nation of Oujé-Bougoumou) Raymond Shanoush (Chief of the Cree Nation of Eastmain)...

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GCC

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eradication of wild polio Grand Council of the Crees (GCC(EI)), Canada Graphic Communications Conference, an American trade union Great Council of Chiefs,...

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Mistissini

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Mistissini is part of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and the Cree Regional Authority. The Cree School Board and the Cree Construction Company...

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Chisasibi

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member of the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec. The territory surrounding Chisasibi is part of the municipality Eeyou Istchee James Bay, of which parts...

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Matthew Coon Come

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elected as grand chief and chairman of Quebec's Grand Council of the Crees in 1987. He became known internationally for his efforts to defend the fundamental...

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Tribal council

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Quebec

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created over time: The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador The Grand Council of the Crees The Makivik Corporation The subject of Acadians in Quebec [fr]...

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Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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Swampy Cree Tribal Council

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Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

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List of Indian bands in Quebec

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list of Indian bands in Quebec. It lists all Indian bands recognized by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada which the seat is located in the province of Quebec...

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