Eeyou Istchee

• Quebec premier visits Cree community displaced by hydro project in 1970s

  For the first time in their history, Cree community of Nemaska received a visit from a sitting Quebec premier. They were able to share first hand how they were displaced.

  Environment

  Sep 16, 2024
  
• Caution urged as mining companies eye critical minerals below Quebec boreal forest

  Currently, there are nearly 400 mining exploration projects in the boreal forest of the Eeyou Istchee, the traditional lands of the James Bay Cree.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2023
  
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• Cree mother wonders how mining development in northern Quebec will affect food supply

  Heather House is concerned that the potential extraction of lithium and other critical minerals will exacerbate food insecurity in northern Quebec.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2023
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• Where trapping is still a way of life, Quebec lithium projects spark fears for future

  Companies planning to develop mines in northern Quebec believe it contains some of the world's largest deposits of spodumene, a lithium-rich mineral.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2023
• Quebec teachers want Indigenous history taught differently in schools

  First Nations leaders and Quebec history teachers say the timing is right to reset the way Indigenous history is taught in primary and secondary schools across the province.

  Education

  Jun 29, 2021
• Quebec and Cree Nation reach long-term economic development agreement

  The Quebec government and the Cree Nation have come together in a sweeping deal to economically boost the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2020