Judge Malouf grants injunction 1973 ordering stoppage of work on the James Bay Hydroelectric Project • 1974 Cree Chiefs establish the Grand Council of the Crees • 1975 The James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement is signed Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) • Cree Regional Authority 1978 The Cree Regional Authority is established • The Cree-Naskapi (of Québec) Act 1984 comes into force • ReportAnnual GCC(EI) / CRA 1994 Québec suspends GWR Hydroelectric Project • 1995 The Québec-Cree Memorandum of Understanding is signed • Québec and the Grand Council 2012-2013 sign the Agreement Concerning 2002 a New Relationship Between le Gouvernement du Québec and the Crees of Québec – Paix des Braves • The Agreement Concerning a New Relationship between Hydro- 2004 Quebec/SEBJ and the Crees of Eeyou Istchee is signed 30th Anniversary of the GCC(EI) • Canada and the Grand Council sign 2008 the New Relationship Agreement February 21, 2008 • Agreement between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and Her Majesty 2010 the Queen in Right of Canada concerning the Eeyou Marine Region July 7, 2010 • Québec and the Grand Council 2011 sign the Framework Agreement on Governance • Adoption by the Government of 2013 Québec of the Act Establishing the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government Annual Report 2012-2013 ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌ ᐧᐄᐦᑎᒫᒑᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᒑ Eeyou Istchee ᑭᓂᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᑭᓅᒡᐦ Declaration of Principles ᐃᔨᔫᒡ ᓂᔮᓐ᙮ We are Eeyou. ᓂᑎᐹᔨᒦᓱᓈᓐ᙮ We are a sovereign People. ᐋᐅᒄ ᓂᔮᓐ ᓃᔥᑎᒻ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑖᔮᐦᒡ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᑭᔮ We are the original inhabitants of Eeyou Istchee and ᐋᑯᑦ ᐋ ᐅᐦᒋᔮᐦᒡ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ᙮ ᒋᔖᒥᓂᑑ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑖᑦ are one with Eeyou Istchee. ᐅᐦᒋᐱᔫ ᓂᒥᔅᑯᓰᐧᐃᓂᓈᓐ, ᑭᔮ ᑯᑎᑭᒡ ᐃᔨᔫᒡ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑖᒡ ᑭᔮ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᑭᔮ ᓂᐲᐦᒡ᙮ Our power derives from the Creator, from the Eeyou and from the living spirit of the land and waters. ᔖᔥ ᐧᐋᔥᑭᒡ ᓂᒌ ᐅᐦᑖᒋᐦᐅᓈᓐ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ᙮ ᐋᑯᑖ ᒥᓯᐧᐋ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌ ᐊᓂᑖ ᑯᑎᒃᐦ ᐊᔅᒌᐦ Eeyou Istchee comprises the ancestral and traditional ᑭᔮ ᓂᐲᐦ᙮ lands which have sustained us and which we have occupied since time immemorial. It extends into other ᓂᔮᓐ ᓂᓈᑭᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑖᓈᓐ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌ ᐊᓂᔮ ᒋᔖᒥᓂᑑ waters, territories and borders. ᑳ ᒦᒥᐦᑦ᙮ ᐋᐅᒄ ᓂᔮᓐ ᐋ ᓈᑭᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᒨᒋᐦᒡ ᐊᔅᒌᔫ ᐊᓂᒌ ᐋᔥᒄ ᒑ ᐅᔅᒋᐱᒫᑎᓰᒡ᙮ We are the caretakers of Eeyou Istchee which has been given to us by the Creator. ᓂᑎᔮᓈᓐ ᑭᔅᒋᐦᐅᐧᐃᓐ ᒑᒌ ᐅᔅᑖᔮᐦᒡ ᐋᐱᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᓂᑎᔅᒌᓈᐦᒡ, ᐊᓐ ᐋ ᓈᑭᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᑭᓅᒡ ᐃᔨᔫᒡ ᐋ ᐃᔑ We have the stewardship to protect and preserve the ᒌᐦᑳᔮᔨᐦᑎᒡ᙮ ᓂᑎᔮᓈᓐ ᑭᔅᒋᐦᐅᐧᐃᓐ ᒑᒌ ᓂᐱᐦᑖᔮᐦᒡ land for future generations. ᓂᑑᐦᐅᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᓂᑖ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ, ᐋ ᓈᑭᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᑭᓅᒡ We have the right to develop the resources on Eeyou ᐊᓂᔮᔫ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᒌᐦᑳᔮᔨᐦᑎᒃ᙮ Istchee in accordance with the Eeyou traditional prin- ᒥᓯᐧᐋ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ ᒑᐧᑳᓐ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ, ᑭᔮ ᐊᓐ ᐊᔅᒌ, ᓂᐲ, ciples of sustainable development. We have the right ᒌᔑᒄ, ᐅᐦᑳᓂᒡ ᑭᔮ ᐃᔨᔫᒡ ᐊᓂᑖ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ, ᒨᔥ to harvest the wildlife resources of Eeyou Istchee in ᑭᑎ ᐧᐄ ᓈᑭᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᑭᓅ ᑭᔮ ᓂᒧᐃ ᐹᔨᒄ ᐊᐧᐋᓐ accordance with the Eeyou way of life. ᒋᑭᒌ ᐅᔮᔨᐦᑎᒽ ᒑ ᐃᔅᐲᔨᒡ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐊᓂᑖ ᐧᐄᐧᐄᑎᒫ ᐋ All the resources, including the land, water, air, animals ᐅᐦᒋᔨᑦ᙮ and Eeyou of Eeyou Istchee, must be protected from ᓂᑎᔮᓈᓐ ᑭᔅᒋᐦᐅᐧᐃᓐ ᒑ ᑎᐹᔨᒦᓱᔮᐦᒡ ᑭᔮ unilateral decisions by external forces. ᒑ ᑎᐹᔨᐦᑎᒫᐦᒡ ᓂᑎᐹᔨᐦᒋᒑᐧᐃᓂᓈᓐ᙮ ᑎᐹᓐ We have the inherent right to self-determination ᐃᓯᓈᑯᓲᒡ ᐃᔨᔫᒡ ᑭᔮ ᐅᐧᐄᔓᐧᐋᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤᐦ ᑭᔮ and the right to govern ourselves. We have a distinct ᐅᑎᐹᔨᐦᒋᒑᓰᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐅᑭᔮ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᑭᓂᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᒡ identity reflected in a distinct system of laws and ᐱᒫᑎᓰᐧᐃᓂᔫ, ᑭᔮ ᐅᑎᔨᒧᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ ᑭᔮ ᐅᑏᐦᑐᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ government, philosophy, language, culture, heritage, ᑭᔮ ᐅᒌᐦᑳᔮᔨᐦᑎᒧᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ ᑭᔮ ᐅᑖᐧᐹᔮᔨᐦᑎᒧᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ values, customs, traditions, beliefs and territory. ᑭᔮ ᐅᑎᔅᒌᐧᐋᐤ᙮ Eeyou Istchee transcends the territorial boundaries of ᑯᐯᒃ ᑭᔮ ᑯᑎᒃᐦ ᐊᔅᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᓐ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌ᙮ the Province of Quebec, extending into other borders. ᓂᒧᐃ ᓂᓂᐦᐋᔨᐦᑖᓈᓐ ᐊᓂᔮᔫ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᐋ ᐃᔑ We do not accept the status quo regarding our present ᑭᓂᐧᐋᐱᒦᒥᐦᒡ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑭᔮ ᑳᓈᑖ᙮ ᔮᐃᑖ ᐃᔨᔫᒡ relationships with Quebec and Canada. Cree consent is ᐅᓂᔅᑯᒧᐧᐃᓂᐧᐋᐤ ᑭᑎ ᓂᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑖᑯᓂᔫ ᐊᓂᔮᔫ ᒑ required and mandatory for any changes to our status ᐃᔅᐲᔨᒡ ᐃᔨᔫᒡ ᑭᔮ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌ᙮ as Eeyou or to the status of Eeyou Istchee. ᐆ ᓂᔮᓐ ᐃᔨᔫᒡ ᒑ ᑎᐹᔨᒦᓱᔮᐦᒡ, ᓂᔮᓐ ᓂᑭ As Peoples with a right to self-determination, we shall ᐅᔮᔨᐦᑖᓈᓐ ᒑ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᓂᑎᐹᔨᐦᒋᒑᓰᐧᐃᓂᓈᓐ ᑭᔮ ᒑ freely decide our political status and associations and ᐃᔑ ᐧᐄᒑᐦᑎᒫᐦᒡ ᑯᑎᒃᐦ ᑎᐹᔨᐦᒋᒑᓰᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᑭᔮ ᓵᒑ ᓂᑭ freely pursue our future as a people. ᐧᐄ ᐱᑯᐦᑎᒫᓱᓈᓐ ᒑ ᐃᓯᓈᑯᓯᔮᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᑖ ᓃᔥᑖᒥᐦᒡ᙮ We will assert and defend our inherent right of ᓂᑭ ᓈᑭᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑖᓈᓐ ᓂᑭᔅᒋᐦᐅᐧᐃᓂᓈᓐ ᒑ ᑎᐹᔨᒦᓱᔮᐦᒡ self-determination and the protection of Eeyou ᑭᔮ ᒑ ᓈᑭᑎᐧᐋᔨᒥᒋᐦᒡ ᐃᔨᔫᒡ ᑭᔮ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐊᔅᒌ᙮ and Eeyou Istchee. Annual Report 2012-2013 Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) Message from the Grand Chief/Chairman ....................................................................... 2 Message from the Deputy Grand Chief/Vice-Chairman ...........................................10 Message from the Executive Director .............................................................................14 Cree-Canada Relations .........................................................................................................16 Cree-Québec Relations & Taxation ...................................................................................20 Natural Resources ...................................................................................................................33 Operations & Maintenance and Capital Grants ...........................................................36 International Affairs ...............................................................................................................37 Roundtable Discussions ...........................................................................................40 Cree Nation Achievement Awards Foundation .................................42 Nishiyuu ...............................................................................................................................44 Cree Regional Authority Message from the Director General .................................................................................47 Message from the Treasurer ..............................................................................................48 Government Support Services ..........................................................................................51 Human Resources ...................................................................................................................55 Cree Human Resources Development ............................................................................58 Environment and Remedial Works ...................................................................................72 Culture and Language ..........................................................................................................80 Capital Works and Services .................................................................................................92 Economic and Sustainable Development ...................................................................108 Child and Family Services ..................................................................................................124 Justice and Correctional Services ...................................................................................132 Eeyou Eenou Police Force ..................................................................................................140 Leisure, Sports and Recreation ........................................................................................152 Youth Development ............................................................................................................158 Cree Nation Youth Council ................................................................................................169 Cree First Nations – Chiefs and Offices .........................................................................170 Council/Board Members – Executive/Executive Committee Members ............171 This year marked the official opening of the Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute. To highlight this event, we are displaying images of artifacts from the collection of Aanischaaukamikw as a theme for the GCC(EI)/CRA Annual Report. We wish to thank the team of the Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute for its cooperation. Cover photography: Gaston Cooper. 1 Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) ᒋᔐᐅᒋᒫᐦᑳᓐ ᒫᑏᔫ ᑰᓐ ᑲᒻ ᐅᑕᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐁᐧᐄᐦᑕᐦᒃ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐯᒋ ᐃᑖᐸᑎᓯᐧᑖᐤ ᐅᔫ ᑳ ᐱᐳᓂᔨᒡ 2012-2013 Message from the Grand Chief/Chairman Gaston Cooper Dr. Matthew Coon Come ᓂᓯᒋᔦᓯᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐧᐄᐦᑕᒨᐧᑳᐤ ᐄᓅᒡ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐳᑯᐦᑖᔮᐦᒡ ᐊᓐ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᐃᔑ ᒋᐦᒋᐸᔨᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᑌ ᒌᐧᐁᑎᓅᑖᐦᒡ, ᐱᓛᓐ ᐆ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐱᐳᐦᒡ᙮ ᐊᓂᑌ ᐁᐃᔑ ᑲᓄᐧᐋᐸᐦᑖᑲᓅᐦᐧᑳᐤ ᑖᓐ ᐧᓈᕐᑦ ᒫᒃ ᓓ ᐧᓈᕐᑦ ᐴᕐ ᑑᔅ ᒉ ᐃᔑᓂᐦᑳᑌᐧᑫ, ᔮᐸᒡ ᐧᐄᔨᔫ ᑳᐃᔑ ᐳᑯᐦᐧᑖᓱᑦ ᐄᔨᔫ ᐅᐦᑖᒡ ᐱᐳᓐᐦ, ᐆ ᐊᓂᒌᔥ ᑳ ᐱᐳᐦᒡ ᐧᐄᓱᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᒋᑲᐸᑎᓐᐦ; ᒧᔮᒻ ᐆ, ᐃᔨᔫ ᒉ ᒌ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᑲᓅᑦ, ᒌ ᒌᐧᐁᑲᓄᐧᐋᐸᐦᑖᑲᓅ ᓀᔥᑦ ᒦᓐ ᒌ ᐅᔅᒋᐦᑖᑲᓅ ᑖᓐ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐃᔨᔫ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐧᑖᐤ ᓀᔥᑦ ᐊᓂᔫ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐃᐦᑑᑖᑲᓅᐦᒡ ᓀᔥᑦ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐸᑎᔅᑌᒥᑎᓲᔅᑖᑲᓅᐦᒡ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᒉᐧᑳᓐ ᓂᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᐧᑳᐤ ᒋᔅᑏᔨᒥᓅᒡ ᒉ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᑯᐧᑖᐤ ᒥᒄ ᐧᐋ ᐃᔑ ᐊᐸᑎᓰᐦᑲᐦᑖᑲᓅᐦᒡ᙮ ᐁᐃᔑᓈᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᒉᐧᑳᔫ ᐁᐃᔑ ᒋᐦᒋᐸᔨᐦᑖᑲᓄᔨᒡ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᐯᔭᒄ ᐃᔑ ᒋᔅᑎᒫᐧᐁᔨᐦᑖᑯᐦᒡ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐧᐄᐦᑕᑯᐦᒡ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᒉᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᓂᑌ ᒋᔅᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᒉᐤ ᓂᔅᑯᒧᐧᐃᓈᐦᒡ ᐁᑯᓐ ᐆ ᑖᓐ ᒉ ᐆᑖᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐱᐳᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᐧᐄᐦᑕᒪᑎᑯᒡ ᓂᒌ ᐧᐄᐦᑌᓐ ᑖᓐ ᐃᔑ ᑲᓄᐧᐋᐸᐦᑖᑲᓅᐦᒡ ᑖᓐ ᐁᐃᔅᑯᓯᓈᑌᐧᑳᐤ ᐊᔅᒌᐦ ᐁᐃᔑ ᓂᐦᐋᐤ ᐁᐃᔅᐸᔨᐦᒡ ᐊᓐ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᒉᐤ ᓂᔅᑯᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᑳ ᒌᔅᑖᔨᐦᒄ ᐧᐄᐦᑕᑯᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᑌ ᑳ ᐅᔅᑳᒡ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᒉᐤ ᐧᐄᓱᐧᐁᐧᐃᓂᐦᒡ ᐊᓐᑦ ᓀᔥᑦ ᑳ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᓱᔨᐦᒄ ᒍᓛᐃ ᐲᓯᒻ 24, 2012᙮ ᐊᓐ ᒫᒃ ᐁᐅᐦᒋ ᑲᓄᐧᐋᐸᐦᑖᑲᓅᐦᒡ ᐁᐊᑎ ᐸᐯᔭᑯᑌᐅᓰᐦᒄ ᒋᑎᔅᒌᓅᐦ, ᐁᐃᔑᐱᔥ ᒌ ᒋᐦᒋᐧᐁ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐧᐄᔅᑖᑲᓅᐦᒡ ᓀᔥᑦ ᐊᓐ ᐁᐃᔑ ᓂᑐᐧᐁᔨᐦᑖᑯᐦᒡ ᒉ ᒌ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐄᐧᑳᐤ ᐊᓐᒌ ᐄᓅᒡ ᐅᐦᒋ ᑌᑳᔥ ᓂᒌ ᐧᐄᐦᑌᓐ ᑖᓐᑦ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒋᐸᔨᐦᒡ ᒉ ᒌ ᒌᔅᑑᑌᒥᓅᒡ ᐊᓂᑌ ᐧᐁᐦᒋ ᑖᐦᒋᔅᑳᑎᐦᐧᑳᐤ᙮ ᓵᔅ ᓂᒌ ᒋᐦᒋᐸᔨᐦᑖᓐ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᐦᒡ ᓀᔥᑦ ᑖᓐ ᐁᐃᔑ ᐃᐦᑕᑯᐦᒡ ᐊᓐᑦ ᓂᔅᑯᒧᐧᐃᓂᐦᒡ ᐁᐊᔨᒥᐦᐄᐧᑳᐤ ᐃᔅᒌᒣᐅᒡ ᓀᔥᑦ ᐊᓐᒌ ᐧᒫᓐᑕᓂᔦᐃ ᑳ ᐋᑦ ᐁᒌ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᐆᑖᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐱᐳᐦᒡ 2012-2013 ᐁᒌ ᓃᑲᓂᔅᑯᐧᐋᐧᑖᐤ ᒉ ᒌ ᐊᔦᔅᑯᔅᑖᔮᐦᒡ ᐁᑎᑑ ᔮᐧᑳᐤ ᒉ ᒌ ᐃᔑ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᓱᓈᓅᐦᒡ᙮ ᓂᓯᒋᔦᓯᓐ ᒉ ᒌ ᐧᐄᐦᑕᒫᓐ ᐃᔅᑯᑕᒃ ᑳ ᐊᔨᒨᑌᐧᑳᐤ ᐊᓂᔫ ᐊᔅᒌᐦ ᐁᐃᔑ ᑖᐦᒋᔅᑳᑑᒪᑲᐦᐧᑳᐤ᙮ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᓱᓈᓅᐦᒡ ᐁᐅᔑᐦᐋᑲᓅᐦᑦ ᑯᐯᒃ ᒋᔐᐅᒋᒫᐤ, ᓀᔥᑦ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐅᑎᓈᑲᓅᑦ ᑯᐯᒃ ᒋᔐᐅᒋᒫᐤ, ᒪᑖᒻ