Annual Report ᐋᔑᑯᒻ ᐱᐳᓐᐦ ᑎᐹᒋᒨᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ
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Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) / Cree Nation Government ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 REPORT ANNUAL Nation Government / Cree Istchee) (Eeyou Council of the Crees Grand ANNUAL REPORT ᐋᔑᑯᒻ ᐱᐳᓐᐦ ᑎᐹᒋᒨᓯᓂᐦᐄᑭᓐ 2018-2019 UNLOCKING EEYOU WEALTH ᐋᐱᐦᐄᑲᓅ ᐄᔫ ᒦᓯᒋᓰᐅᓐ TABLE OF CONTENTS Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) Message from the Grand Chief/Chairperson 3 Message from the Deputy Grand Chief/ Vice-Chairperson 10 Message from the Executive Director 18 Message from the Deputy Executive Director 22 Communications 25 Cree-Canada Relations 26 Cree-Québec Relations 36 Commission of Inquiry on Indigenous Peoples and Public Services 54 Indigenous Relations 60 Natural Resources 62 Operations & Maintenance and Capital Grants 64 International Affairs 65 Highlights 67 Cree Nation Government Finance and Treasury 77 Human Resources 80 Cree Human Resources Development (Apatisiiwin Skills Development) 86 Commerce and Industry 105 Environment and Remedial Works 112 Capital Works and Services 124 Child and Family Services 139 Justice and Correctional Services 146 Eeyou Eenou Police Force 168 Social and Cultural Development 172 Eeyou Communications Network 190 Cree First Nations – Chiefs and Offices 192 Board/Council Members – Executive/ Executive Committee Members 193 Cover Photo: Nuuskan Island near Waskaganish at the confluence of the Nottaway and Broadback Rivers. Photo by Neil Diamond 2 GRAND COUNCIL OF THE CREES (EEYOU ISTCHEE)GRAND COUNCIL OF THE CREES (EEYOU GOVERNMENT CREE NATION ᒋᔐᐅᒋᒫᐦᑳᓐ ᐅᑕᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐁᐃᐱᓪ ᐧᐹᓯᒻ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᔅᒉ ᒋᔐᐄᓅᒡ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᓇᓈᑲᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑖᒥᐦᐄᑯᐧᑖᐤ ᑲᔦᐦ ᓂᒥᒥᒋᐦᐄᓈᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐧᐄᐦᑕᒫᒡ ᐁ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᒥᑯᒡ ᐁ ᐅᑳᔅᒋᐦᐆᓇᐧᐋᐤᐦ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᒥᐦᒉᑕᐳᓐᐦ ᐁ ᒌ ᐯᒋ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᒡ ᐊᓐ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᐅᔥᑖᐸᔨᔨᒄ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ ᑲᓇᐧᐁᔨᒥᑯᔨᐦᒄ ᐁ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᐅᑦᐦ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ᙮ ᐊᓂᔅᒉ ᐁᑯᐦ ᒫᒃ ᒉ ᓅᑯᒡ ᐁ ᒥᔪᐧᐄᒉᐅᑐᓈᓅᒡ ᐁ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᒡ᙮ ᐆ ᑳ ᒋᔐᐄᓅ ᒨᔥ ᒌ ᓂᑐᐧᐋᐦᑖᐅᒡ ᑖᓂᑦᐦ ᐁᑎ ᐃᐦᑖᔨᒡ ᐊᐧᐁᓰᓵᐦ, ᐃᐦᑎᓈᓅᒡ ᐁᑎᑑ ᑯᔑᐦᑖᓈᓅ ᑖᐧᐯᔨᐦᑕᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐁᑎᑑ ᒉ ᒌ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᐆ ᑳ ᒌ ᐃᔑᒌᔓᐧᐁᐧᑖᐤ ᐁ ᐊᔓᑕᒧᐧᐋᑦ ᐊᐧᐁᔫᐦ ᐧᐄᒋᐋᐸᑎᓰᒫᑲᓄᐧᑖᐤ ᑯᑕᑲᒡ ᐄᓅᒡ ᒧᔮᒻ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᐊᐅᓐᑌᕇᐤ ᐊᐧᐁᓐ᙮ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᐆ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᓇᓈᑲᒋᐦᑖᑲᓅᒡ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᒫᒃ ᑲᔦᐦ ᓈᑕᐧᐁᐤ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐊᑎᐦᑯᒣᒄ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᐃᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᓇᓈᑲᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᐊᓐ ᓂᑐᐦᐆᔅᒌᐦ, ᑲᔦᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᔖᐧᐋᓂᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᐧᑳᐤ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᐃᓐᐦ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑎᓈᓅᒡ ᒋᔅᒉᔨᐦᑕᐦᒃ ᐊᐧᐁᓐ ᑖᓐ ᐁᑎ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᔫ ᐊᔅᒌᔫ ᐁᑯᐦ ᑯᑕᑲᒡ ᐄᓅᒡ ᐁ ᐧᐄ ᐧᐄᒋᐋᐸᑎᓰᒫᑲᓄᐧᑖᐤ ᒌ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᓐ ᓃᔓ ᒫᒃ ᒉ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒋᐦᒋᐸᔨᓂᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᐁ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒧᐧᐋᑲᓅᑦ ᑖᓐ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᐊᓂᕪ ᐁ ᐅᐦᒋᐸᔨᐧᑳᐤᐦ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐧᐄᐧᐄᑎᒣ ᑰᐯᒃ ᐁ ᒉ ᐁᑎ ᐄᐦᑎᑦ ᐁ ᓂᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒃ ᒦᒋᒥᔫ ᑲᔦᐦ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᐊᔨᒦᔥᑕᒫᒉᑦ ᑳ ᐄᑖᐸᑎᓰᑦ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐆ ᑏᓈ ᐱᑕᐧᐋᐸᓅ, ᐁᑯᐦ ᓇᓈᑲᒋᐦᑖᑦ ᒉ ᒌ ᓅᑲᓂᔨᒡ ᑳᐤ ᐁ ᒌᐧᐁᒥᔮᑲᓅᑦ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᒫᒃ ᒥᓕᓵ ᓵᑲᓈᔥ ᐅᑦᐦ ᑰᐯᒃ ᑳ ᐊᔨᒥᔥᑕᒫᒉᑦ ᐁ ᐃᑖᐸᑎᓰᑦ, ᓵᒋᐦᑖᑦ ᑲᔦᐦ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᒋᔥᑌᔨᐦᑕᒥᐦᐄᑯᑦ ᐊᓂᔫ ᐊᔅᒌᔫ᙮ ᓃᔓ ᐆᒌ ᐃᔅᐧᑫᐅᒡ ᐁ ᓅᑯᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᐅ ᑲᔅᒋᐦᐆᐧᐃᓇᐧᐋᐤᐦ᙮ ᐃᔅᑲᓈᒄ ᑳ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐆᓱᓈᓅᒡ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᐯᐃ ᓇᔅᑲᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐋᑦ ᐁ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᒡ ᐁᑎᑑ ᒦᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᔨᒄ, ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᓇᓈᑲᒋᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᐁ ᐧᐄ ᑲᓇᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒥᒄ ᓂᑖᐧᐯᐦᑌᓐ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐱᐳᐦᒡ ᐁ ᒌ ᒌᐦᑳᓈᑯᒡ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌᐦ᙮ ᐧᐁᐦᑖᒡ ᒋᒌ ᐊᑎ ᑲᔅᒋᐦᐆᓈᓅ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᐄᔑ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᑲᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᐆ 28 ᑳ ᐃᑕᔥᑌᒡ ᓇᔅᑲᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐁᐅᒃ ᐆ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒥᐦᒄ ᐧᐄᔓᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑖᑯᐦᐆᑯᔨᒄ ᐅᑦᐦ ᑳᓇᑖᐦ ᓂᑐᐦᐆ ᐄᓅᒡ ᐁ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᔥᑕᐧᐋᑲᓄᐧᑖᐤ, ᐅᒋᐧᑳᒋᒉᐧᐃᓐ ᓀᔥᑦ ᑲᔦᐦ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᐃᔑᑳᐴᔥᑕᒥᐦᒄ, ᐁᑯᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᒫᓐᑌᐅᒡ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᒫᑲᓄᐧᑖᐤ ᒌ ᐊᔨᒧᑲᓅ ᑖᓂᑌᐦ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᔨᐦᒄ ᑎᐹᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᑖᑯᓯᔨᐦᒄ ᐁ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᓰᔨᐦᒄ ᐁᑎᑑ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᐧᐄᒋᐋᐸᑎᓰᒥᑑᔨᐦᒄ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᐁᑎᑑ ᒉ ᒌ ᐅᑦᐦ ᐄᓅᒡ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᒫᑲᓄᐧᑖᐤ, ᒋᑎᔮᓈᓅ ᑲᔅᒋᐦᐆᐧᐃᓐ ᒥᔪᐸᔨᔨᒄ ᐁ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᒡ᙮ ᒉ ᒌ ᐅᑎᓇᒥᒄ ᐧᑳᔥᑦ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ 3 ᒉ ᒌ ᐧᐊᐧᐄᔦᔨᐦᑕᒫᓱᔨᐦᒄ ᒋᔮᓅ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᓂᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒥᐦᒄ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐋᑲᓅᑦ ᐄᓅ ᐁᑯᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᐋᐸᐦᑎᒡ ᑖᓐ ᒋᐅᒋᒫᐧᐃᓅ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᓈᑯᐦᒡ, ᒋᔮᓅ ᑌᑲᔥ ᒉ ᒌ ᐱᒥᐸᐦᐄᐧᑳᐤ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᐅᑎᓰᐧᐋᒉᑦ ᐄᓅ᙮ ᒋᑎᓃᒥᓅᒡ ᐁᑳ ᑯᑕᒃ ᐊᐧᐁᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐧᐄᔓᒥᑯᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᐁ ᐧᐄᒋᐋᐸᑎᓰᒥᑐᐧᑖᐤ ᐊᐧᐁᓂᒌ ᒫᒃ ᑲᔦᐦ ᑯᑕᒃ ᐄᓅ ᐲᐦᒉᒪᑲᓂᐲᓯᒻ 2018 ᐁᑯᑦᐦ ᑳ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᐆ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓐ ᐁ ᐧᐄᒋᐋᐸᑎᓰᒫᐧᑖᐤ, ᓈᔥᒡ ᓂᒌ ᒪᒥᐦᒋᐦᐄᑯᒡ ᒥᔅᑎᓯᓃᐄᓅᒡ, ᑳ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᑲᑕᐧᑳᐤ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐃᐦᑕᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᑲᑕᑲᓅᐧᑳᐤ ᐆᒉᐳᑲᒨᐄᓅᒡ, ᐧᐋᐧᓵᓂᐲᐄᓅᒡ, ᐧᐋᔅᑲᐦᐄᑲᓂᔑᐄᓅᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᒫᒃ ᑲᔦᐦ ᔓᓕᔮᐤ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑎᐱᓯᓇᐦᐧᐋᑲᓅᒡ ᐅᑦᐦ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐄᓅ ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐄᓅᒡ ᐁ ᐧᐄᒋᐋᐸᑎᓰᒥᑐᐧᑖᐤ ᐁ ᐧᐄᐦᑎᐧᑳᐤ ᑖᓂᑌᐦ ᒉ REPORTANNUAL 2018-2019 ᐃᐦᑕᐧᐃᓐᐦ, ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᒌ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒥᒡ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᐄᔑ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᑲᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᒥᔅᑲᐧᑳᐤ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᓇᓈᑲᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑖᑯᒡ ᐁ ᓅᑖᐦᑎᐧᑳᓅᒡ ᓂᔮᔪᐱᐳᓐᐦ ᐃᔥᐱᔥ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑲᔦᐦ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᐅᔑᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᒉ ᐄᔑ ᓇᓈᑲᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᐧᑳᐤᐦ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᑲᑕᑲᓅᐧᑳᐤᐦ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐄᓅ ᐃᐦᑕᐧᐃᓐᐦ᙮ ᓃᑲᓐ ᒋᑲ ᐄᔑ ᑯᐯᒃ ᒋᔐᐅᒋᒫᐤ ᓀᔥᑦ ᒫᒃ ᐄᓅᒡ, ᐁ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᒡ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑌᓈᓅ ᑲᔦᐦ ᒋᑲ ᐄᔑ ᐧᐄᔦᔨᐦᑌᓈᓅ, ᒋᑲ ᒫᔥᑖᓈᓅ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᑲᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᓈᔥᒡ ᒫᒃ ᐁᑳ ᓂᐦᐄᐧᐁᐦᐄᑯᐧᑖᐤ ᑖᓐ ᐊᓂᒌ ᐁ ᒋᑳᔅᒋᐦᐆᐧᐃᓅ ᐅᐦᒋ, ᐁᑯᐦ ᒫᒃ ᒉ ᒋᐦᒋᐸᔨᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᑳ ᓃᑲᓂᔥᑲᐧᑳᐤ ᐋᐸᒋᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᐊᓂᔫ ᐊᔅᒌᔫ᙮ ᐅᔫ ᐁ ᓂᔥᑐᐧᐄᓈᓅᐧᑳᐤᐦ ᐁᑯᑦᐦ ᐁ ᐋᐸᒋᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᐅᑲᔅᒋᐦᐆᐧᐃᓇᐧᐋᐤᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐱᒥᐸᔨᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐧᐁᐦᒋᐸᔨᒡ ᐅᒋᒫᑲᓇᒡ ᐁ ᒫᒨ ᓂᔥᑐᐧᐄᐧᑖᐤ ᒉ ᒌ ᐋᔨᒥᑕᐦᐧᑳᐤ ᐄᔑ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐅᑦᐦ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ᙮ ᐁᑯᑦᐦ ᒫᒃ ᓀᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑖᑯᓯᐧᑖᐤ ᑖᓂᑌᐦ ᒉ ᐅᐦᒋᐸᔨᒡ ᔓᓕᔮᐤ ᐁ ᐧᐄ ᐊᓯᓃᑲᐦᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᐅᔅᒋᓃᒎᒡ ᒉ ᒌ ᓅᑯᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᐅᑲᔅᒋᐦᐅᐧᐃᓇᐧᐋᐤ᙮ ᒣᔅᑲᓅ, ᒫᒃ ᑲᔦᐦ ᑖᓐ ᐊᓐ ᓃᑲᓂᐦᒡ ᐁ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᒡ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᒋᔥᑕᒫᐧᐁᔨᐦᑖᑯᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐸᐦᑖᑲᓅᒡ ᐁᑳ ᒥᒄ ᓃᔮᓐ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᒉ ᐄᔑ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᑲᑕᑲᓅᒡ᙮ ᐁᑯᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐁ ᒫᒨ ᐯᔭᑯᑳᐴᔥᑖᒫᒡ ᐆ᙮ ᔖᔥ ᐧᐁᔥᑲᒡ ᑳ ᒋᔅᒉᔨᐦᑖᑯᒡ ᐆ ᒪᔥᑯᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐧᑖᐤ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐅᒋᒫᑲᓇᒡ ᐅᑦᐦ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᐁᑯᑦᐦ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᐁ ᐅᐦᒋᐸᔨᒡ ᐯᔭᑯᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᐁ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑕᒪᐦᐄᑯᐧᑖᐤ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐧᐁᐦᒋᐸᔨᒡ ᐁ ᓲᐦᒋᑳᐴᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᐄᓅᒡ᙮ ᓇᓈᔅᑯᒫᐅᒡ ᑳ ᓃᑲᓂᐱᔥᑕᐧᑳᐤ ᐄᓅ ᒋᔅᑯᑖᒪᒉᐧᐃᓂᔫ, ᐁ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᑖᔨᒄ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᒥᔪᑳᓇᐧᐁᔨᐦᑖᑯᒡ ᐄᓅ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᐱᒥᐸᔨᐦᑖᑦ ᒥᔪᐱᒫᑎᓯᐧᐃᓂᔫ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᑯᐧᑖᐤ ᐄᓅᒡ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐆᐧᑖᐤ ᒦᓄᐧᐋᑕᓰᐧᐃᓂᔫ ᐅᑦᐦ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᐯᐃ, ᑲᔦᐦ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐄᓅᐦ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᐆ ᐯᔭᒄ ᒉᐧᑳᓐ ᐁ ᐃᐦᑎᔨᐦᒄ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᐁ ᐅᐦᒋᐸᔨᒡ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᔥᑕᒧᐧᐋᐧᑖᐤ᙮ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᓂᔥᑑᐱᔥᑕᐧᑳᐤ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ ᒪᔅᑯᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᓀᔥᑦ ᐁ ᓅᑯᒡ ᒋᐦᒋᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑳ ᐱᐳᓂᔨᒡ ᒌ ᓅᑯᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᐧᐄ ᐧᐄᒋᐋᐸᑎᓰᒥᑐᓈᓅᒡ᙮ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᐧᐁᔥᑲᒡ ᐄᓅ ᑳ ᐆᐦᑖᒋᐦᐆᑦ᙮ ᓂᑐᐦᐆᔅᒌᐦ ᐧᐋᐱᑯᓂᐲᓯᒻ/ᒧᔖᐧᐁᐦᔮᐅᐲᓯᒻ 21, 2018 ᓈᔥᒡ ᐁ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐆᓈᓅᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᓇᓈᑲᒋᐦᑖᑲᓅᒡ ᒋᐦᒋᐧᐁ ᒌ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐁ ᒌᔑᑳᒡ ᐧᐁᔅ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᑲᔦᐦ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᒡ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᐊᔅᒌᐦ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᐆ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐆᓱᓈᓅᒡ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓐ ᐁ ᓇᔅᑲᒧᐧᑖᐤ ᐁ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᓯᐧᑖᐤ ᔖᔥ ᐧᐁᔥᑲᒡ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᐯᒋ ᐆᐦᑖᒋᐦᐆᓈᓅᒡ᙮ ᒌ ᓂᔥᑐᐧᐄᓈᓅ ᐄᓅᒡ ᐅᑦᐦ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌᐦ ᐁᑯᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐱᔦᐧᑳᑲᒦ ᐄᓅᒡ, ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᒋᓭᓰᐲᐦᒡ ᐁ ᑖᐧᑳᑎᐦᒡ 2018 ᐁᑯᑦᐦ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᓲᒡ ᐆ ᐁ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᒡ ᐁᑳ ᒉ ᒌ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᑖᓐ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᑳ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᔥᑕᐧᑳᐤ ᐄᓅ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐯᒋ ᐆᐦᑖᒋᐦᐆᑦ ᐅᔥᑖᐸᔨᐦᐄᐧᐁᒡ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ ᒉ ᒌ ᐅᔥᒋᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᐧᐁᔥᑲᒡ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᒫᒃ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᐧᐄᐦᑖᑯᒡ ᐁᑯᑦᐦ ᒉ ᐅᐦᒋᐸᔨᒡ ᒥᔪᐧᐄᒉᐅᑐᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᓲᐦᒋᑳᐴᔨᐦᒄ ᑖᐱᔥᑯᓐ᙮ ᐁᑎᑑ ᒉ ᒌ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᔥᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᒉ ᒌ ᒥᔪᐸᔨᐦᐄᑯᐧᑖᐤ ᐄᓅᒡ Clockwise from left: Honoring the residential school survivors at the Mistissini 6th Pow Wow, August 19, 2018. First meeting with Premier of Quebec François Legault - December 10, 2018. Cree Nation Youth Council Health Conference – Building a Healthy Nation – Nemaska, February 12, 2019. 4 ᓂᑐᐦᐆᔅᒌᐦ ᐁ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᑲᔦᐦ ᑳᐤ ᒉ ᒌ ᓈᑕᐦᐧᑳᐤ ᐄᓅᒡ ᑖᓂᑦᐦ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᒡ ᒋᑖᐦᐧᐃᓈᐦᒡ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᒥᔪᑲᓇᐧᐁᒪᑯᔨᒄ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᑳ ᐯᒋ ᐆᐦᑖᒋᐦᐆᐧᑖᐤ᙮ ᐄᔑ ᓃᔥᑕᒥᐦᒡ᙮ ᓂᒌ ᒥᔥᑕᐋᐸᑎᓰᔥᑌᓈᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᒥᔪᓈᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᑖᓂᑦᐦ ᐊᓐ ᐁ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᐁᑎᑑ ᐧᑳᔥᑦ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐁᑎ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᒋᑎᓃᒥᓅᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᒥᑯᒡ ᐃᐦᑕᐧᐃᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᒡ ᒉ ᒌ ᒥᐦᒉᑎᐧᑖᐤ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒫᒡ ᐊᐧᐁᓂᒌ ᐁ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᐅᑎᐦᑕᐧᐃᓇᐧᐋᐦᒡ᙮ ᐆ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐊᐧᐁᓂᒌ ᐁ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐧᑖᐤ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑳ ᐱᐳᐦᒡ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᐅᔥᑲᒡ ᓇᔅᑲᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᑳ ᐋᐦᒋᑖᑲᓅᒡ ᑲᓇᐧᐁᔨᐦᑖᑯᒡ ᐊᔅᒌ ᐁ ᐧᐄᐦᐁᐧᑳᐤ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᑲᑕᐧᑳᐤ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᐄᓅ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᒉᓰᓈᐦᒡ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐁᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒥᐧᔮᒡ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑕᐧᐃᓂᔫ᙮ ᒋᔮᓅ ᐅᑦᐦ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑖᔨᒄ ᒋᑳ ᐄᔑ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑖᑲᓅᒡ ᐁᐅᒃ ᐆ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᒫᑲᓅᑦ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᑖᓈᓅ ᐁ ᐧᐄ ᑲᓇᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒥᒄ ᐆ ᐊᔅᒌ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᐄᔑ ᐄᓅ ᐁᑳ ᒉ ᒌ ᑎᐱᔦᐅᓰᑦ ᐅᐧᐋᔅᑲᐦᐄᑲᓂᒻ ᔖᔥ ᒫᒃ ᐅᔅᑌ ᓃᔥᑖᒥᐦᒡ ᒉ ᒌ ᐆᐦᑖᒋᐦᐆᐧᑖᐤ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐧᐄᐧᐋᐤ ᐊᓂᔅᒉ ᐊᓂᒌ ᒉ 75 ᐱᐳᓐ ᐃᔥᐱᔥ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᓂᔨᒡ᙮ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᒥᓯᐦᑌᔅᑲᒥᐦᒡ ᐅᑦᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ᙮ ᐁᑯᓐ ᐆ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᐁ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᑖᑲᓅᒡ ᑳᓇᑖᐦ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᒫᑲᓅᑦ ᐄᓅ ᐁᑳ ᒋᐦᒋᐧᐁ ᐃᐦᑕᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᔦᐦ ᒋᔮᓅ ᐁ ᐃᔮᔨᒄ ᑲᔅᒋᐦᐆᐧᐃᓐ ᑖᓐ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐅᐧᐄᒡ ᑖᓐ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᓃᑳᓂᒡ ᐁ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᒋᔮᓅ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᔨᒄ᙮ ᐁᒄ ᒫᒃ ᐅᔅᒋᓃᒎᒡ ᓂᔮᑲᓐᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᐁ ᐯᔭᑯᑌᐅᓰᐧᑖᐤ᙮ ᐁᑯᑦᐦ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒋᐸᔨᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐧᐄᔦᔨᐦᑖᒪᓱᐧᑖᐤ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐧᐄᐧᐋᐤ ᑖᓐ ᐊᓂᔫ ᒉ ᐄᔑ ᐁ ᐸᐦᑳᓂᐦᐋᑲᓅᑦ ᔓᓕᔮᐤ ᐁ ᐧᐄ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᑖᑲᓅᑦ ᑖᓐ ᐁᑎᑑ ᒥᔪᐸᔨᐦᐄᑯᔨᒡ ᐄᓅ ᐅᑦᐦ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ᙮ GRAND COUNCIL OF THE CREES (EEYOU ISTCHEE)GRAND COUNCIL OF THE CREES (EEYOU GOVERNMENT CREE NATION ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᑖᑲᓅᒡ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌ᙮ ᓀᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒧᐧᐁᑫ ᒉ ᒋᔭᓅ ᐹᐦᐯᔭᒄ ᐁ ᐃᔑᓇᑯᓯᔨᒄ ᒫᒃ ᒫᒨ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᐃᓐ ᒌ ᒥᔪᐸᔨᔨᒄ ᓲᐦᒄ ᒋᑳ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᔥᑖᓱᓈᓅ ᒫᒨ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᒉ ᒌ ᒫᒃ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐄᓅ ᐁ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓀᓯᔨᒄ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᓐ ᒫᓐᐦ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᒥᔪᐸᔨᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐄᓅᒡ ᒉ ᒌ ᐃᔮᐧᑖᐤ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᐆᔥᑖᐸᔨᐦᒄ᙮ ᒣᐧᑳᒡ ᐁᑳ ᒥᔪᐸᔨᔨᒄ ᓈᔥᒡ ᓃᐦᑖᐦᒡ ᔖᑯᑕᐦᐊᐧᑳᐤ ᐧᐋᔅᑲᐦᐄᑲᓐᐦ, ᑲᔦᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᐧᑳᐤ ᑲᒻᐸᓃᐦ ᐁ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑕᒥᒄ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᓐ ᐁ ᐅᑎᐦᑕᐦᐆᑯᔨᒄ ᓰᐦᒋᒧᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐ ᐁ ᒫᓄᑳᓅᒡ, ᐁ ᐅᐦᑎᓰᓈᓅᒡ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐᐦ, ᔓᓕᔮᑲᒥᒄ ᐁ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐁᑳ ᒥᑐᓐ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑕᒥᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋᐸᔨᒡ᙮ ᑳ ᒥᐧᔮᒡ, ᐃᓐᔑᕆᓐᔅ ᐁ ᒥᐧᔮᒡ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᐄᔑ ᑲᓇᐧᐁᔨᒥᑯᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐸᒥᑯᔮᓐ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᐅᐦᒋ ᑳᓇᑖᐦ ᐆ ᐊᓂᒌᔥ ᑳ ᐱᐳᐦᒡ, ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᑎᐱᔦᐅᓰᑦ ᒉᐧᑳᔫᐦ᙮ ᒣᐧᑳᒡ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐁ ᒌ ᐋᔨᒥᐦᐆᔮᓐ, ᒥᒄ ᒫᒃ ᒌ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᓐ ᑖᓐ ᑳ 28.1 ᑳ ᐃᑕᔥᑌᒡ ᐧᐄᔓᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐ ᐁᑯᓐ ᐊᓐ ᒦᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᒋᔅᒋᐦᐊᒥᑯᔮᓐ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᒥᔥᑕᐋᐸᑎᓰᑲᑕᒥᐦᒄ ᑖᓂᑦᐦ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᑖᑲᓅᒡ ᓃᑳᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᑲᓅᒡ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᐁᑎ ᐃᐦᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᐊᓂᒌᔥ᙮ ᐆ ᒫᒃ ᑳ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᐸᒥᑯᔮᓐ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᐯᐃ ᓇᔅᑲᒧᐧᐃᓂᐦᒡ᙮ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐁ ᒌᐦᑳᓈᑯᐦᑖᑲᓅᒡ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐄᔑ ᓂᒌ ᐄᔑ ᐸᒋᔅᑎᓀᓐ ᐁ ᒋᔥᑌᔨᒥᒄ ᐊᓃᔮᐦ ᓂᑯᔅ ᓇᕧᓃᐁᓪ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᔥᑖᓱᐧᑖᐤ ᐄᓅ ᐁᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᒉ ᐄᔑ ᓈᑯᒡ ᐁ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᐧᑳᐤ ᓀᔥᑦ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐅᔅᑎᓃᒎᒡ ᐅᑦᐦ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᓈᔥᒡ ᒥᔥᑕᐦᐃ ᐁ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᐅᑌᐦ ᐄᓅ ᐃᐦᑕᐧᐃᓂᐦᒡ᙮ ᐧᐁᔅ ᑮᐹ ᒋᓀᐅᔥ ᓅᑯᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᐃᔅᐯᔨᒧᐧᐃᓂᔫ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᑯᐧᑖᐤ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᓐ ᑯᑕᑲᒡ ᐊᐧᐁᓂᒌ ᐁ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᓯᐧᑖᐤ ᑖᓐ ᒋᔮᓄ ᒋᐸᐦ ᐄᓅᒡ ᐅᑦᐦ ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ᙮ ᐁᔥᒄ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᓃᑳᓂᐦᒡ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᓐ ᐄᔑ ᐅᐦᑎᓰᓈᓅ᙮ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐁᑎᑑ ᒉ ᒌ ᐄᔑ ᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᐄᔑ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᑯᔨᐦᒄ ᒋᔮᓅ ᐄᓅ ᑳ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓀᓯᔨᒄ᙮ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᒡ ᐁ ᐯᒋ ᐲᐦᑌᐸᔨᒡ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐅᑦᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᒋᔐᒪᓂᑑ ᔓᐧᐁᔨᐦᑖᐦ ᐆ ᐄᓅ ᐃᑎᔅᑳᓀᓰᐧᐃᓐ᙮ l 5 ANNUAL REPORTANNUAL 2018-2019 ᔖᔥ ᐧᐁᔥᑲᒡ ᑳ ᒋᔅᒉᔨᐦᑖᑯᒡ ᐆ ᒪᔥᑯᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᐁ ᐅᐦᒋᐸᔨᒡ ᐯᔭᑯᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᐁ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑕᒪᐦᐄᑯᐧᑖᐤ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐄᓅᒡ᙮ Message from the GRAND CHIEF/CHAIRPERSON DR. ABEL BOSUM We are governed by the values of our ancestors and the portant disagreements of the past and renew historic and principles that have guided our people for centuries in family connections that will make both Nations stronger as Eeyou Istchee. Our ancestors would check out the land- we address the challenges of being a First Nation commun- scape and scout out the game, we called it “A-shood-mat” ity in Canada in the 21st century.