Editing Cree (section)

===James Bay Cree===
{{further|Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government|East Cree}}
[[Eeyou Istchee (territory)|Eeyou Istchee]] is a [[territory equivalent to a regional county municipality]] (TE) of [[Nord-du-Québec]] represented by the [[Grand Council of the Crees]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Eeyou of Eeyou Istchee |url=https://www.cngov.ca/community-culture/communities/ |publisher=Grand Council of the Crees |year=2019}}</ref> On 24 July 2012, the Quebec government signed an accord with the Cree Nation that resulted in the abolition of the neighbouring municipality of [[Baie-James]] and the creation of the new [[Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government]], providing for the residents of surrounding [[Jamésie]] TE and Eeyou Istchee to jointly govern the territory formerly governed by the municipality of Baie-James. Eeyou Istchee is a territory of eight [[enclave]]s within Jamésie plus one enclave (Whapmagoostui) within [[Kativik, Quebec|Kativik]] TE. Each enclave is a combination of a [[Cree reserved land]] (TC) and a [[Cree village municipality]] (VC), both with the same name.
[[Image:Quebec MRC Eeyou Istchee location map.svg|thumb|300px|Location of Eeyou Istchee within Quebec]]
* [[Cree Nation of Chisasibi]] is at the Cree village of [[Chisasibi (Cree village municipality)|Chisasibi]] on the south shore of [[La Grande River]] on the eastern shore of [[James Bay]]. The Nation's reserve is [[Chisasibi]] TC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cree Nation of Chisasibi |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=058&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> Chisasibi is accessible via road and its airport. It is {{convert|768|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Chibougamau via the {{lang|fr|i=unset|[[Route du Nord]]}} and the [[James Bay Road]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chisasibi & LG-1 Road |url=http://jamesbayroad.com/chisasibi/index.html |website=James Bay Road |access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref> (Chibougamau is {{convert|700|km|mi|abbr=on}} by road north of Montreal).
* [[Eastmain (Cree Nation)]] is located at [[Eastmain (Cree village municipality)|Eastmain]] VC and [[Eastmain, Quebec|Eastmain]] TC is the reserve. The Nation is located on the east coast of James Bay at the mouth of the [[Eastmain River]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastmain |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=057&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> Eastmain is {{convert|619|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Chibougamau via the {{lang|fr|i=unset|Route du Nord}} and the James Bay Road.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastmain |url=http://jamesbayroad.com/eastmain/index.html |website=James Bay Road |access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[Cree Nation of Mistissini]] is based in the Cree village of [[Mistissini (Cree village municipality)|Mistissini]], located in the south-east corner of the largest natural lake in Quebec, [[Lake Mistassini]]. The associated reserve is [[Mistissini, Quebec|Mistissini]] TC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cree Nation of Mistissini |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=075&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> Mistissini is {{convert|90|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Chibougamau on [[Quebec Route 167|Route 167]].
* [[Cree Nation of Nemaska]] is headquartered at [[Nemaska (Cree village municipality)|Nemaska]] VC and its reserve is [[Nemaska]] TC located on the western shores of Lake Champion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cree Nation of Nemaska |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=059&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The village is the [[Seat of local government|seat]] of the Grand Council of the Crees.<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact |year=2019 |url=https://www.cngov.ca/contact/ |publisher=Grand Council of the Crees}}</ref> Nemaska is {{convert|333|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Chibougamau, at km&nbsp;300 of the {{lang|fr|i=unset|Route du Nord}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nemaska (Nemiscau) |url=http://jamesbayroad.com/nemaska/index.html |website=James Bay Road |access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[Oujé-Bougoumou Cree Nation]] is located in the Cree village of [[Oujé-Bougoumou, Quebec|Oujé-Bougoumou]] on the shores of [[Opémisca Lake]]. Unlike the other Nations of Eeyou Istchee, Oujé-Bougoumou does not have an associated reserve.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oujé-Bougoumou Cree Nation |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=089&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The village is {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}} due west of Chibougamau.
* [[The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation]] is located at [[Waskaganish (Cree village municipality)|Waskaganish]] VC at the mouth of the [[Rupert River]] on the south-east shore of James Bay. The associated reserve is [[Waskaganish]] TC.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=061&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> Founded in 1668 as Charles Fort, two years before the creation of the HBC, the community is on the site of the first fur trading post of the [[Hudson's Bay Company]]. After the HBC was formed, the community was known as Fort Rupert, Rupert Fort, or Rupert House after [[Prince Rupert of the Rhine]], the first governor of the HBC.<ref>{{cite DCB |first=G. Andrews |last=Moriarty |title=Gillam, Zachariah
 |volume=1 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gillam_zachariah_1E.html}}</ref>
* Cree First Nation of Waswanipi is located in the Cree village of [[Waswanipi (Cree village municipality)|Waswanipi]] and the reserve is [[Waswanipi, Quebec|Waswanipi]] TC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Waswanipi |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=056&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The Nation is located near the confluence of the [[Chibougamau River|Chibougamau]] and [[Waswanipi River]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Waswanipi |publisher=Cree First Nation of Waswanipi |url=https://www.waswanipi.com/en/about-waswanipi |access-date=7 November 2019 |archive-date=7 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107031734/https://www.waswanipi.com/en/about-waswanipi |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Cree Nation of Wemindji]] is headquartered at [[Wemindji (Cree village municipality)|Wemindji]] VC and its reserve is [[Wemindji, Quebec|Wemindji]] TC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cree Nation of Wemindji |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=060&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The village is on the east coast of James Bay at the mouth of the Maquatua River and is {{convert|696|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Chibougamau via the {{lang|fr|i=unset|Route du Nord}}.
* First Nation of Whapmagoostui located at [[Whapmagoostui (Cree village municipality)|Whapmagoostui]] VC, is the northernmost Cree village, located at the mouth of the [[Great Whale River]] on the coast of Hudson Bay in Kativik TE. The village is just south of the river while the Inuit village of [[Kuujjuarapik]] is on the north shore.<ref>{{cite web |title=Première nation de Whapmagoostui |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=095&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref>
* Cree Nation of Washaw Sibi was recognized as the tenth Cree Nation Community at the 2003 Annual General Assembly of the Cree Nation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Washaw Sibi |url=https://cngov.ca/community-culture/communities/washaw-sibi/ |publisher=Grand Council of the Crees |year=2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first=Steve|last=Bonspiel|title=The Lost Cree of Washaw Sibi: The Tenth Cree Community of Eeyou Istchee finds its Identity|journal=Nation|volume=11|issue=13|date=14 May 2004|url=http://www.nationnewsarchives.ca/article/the-lost-cree-of-washaw-sibi-the-tenth-cree-community-of-eeyou-istchee-finds-its-identity/}}</ref> The Nation does not yet have a community or reserve recognized by either the Canadian or Quebec governments but the Nation has chosen an area about 40 minutes' drive south of Matagami.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Loon |first1=Joshua |title=Washaw Sibi Cree Nation finds home, after decades scattered |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/washaw-sibi-cree-nation-finds-home-after-decades-scattered-1.2553828 |publisher=CBC News |date=28 February 2014}}</ref>