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The Governance Agreement and Cree Constitution strengthen Cree self-governance on Cree community lands subject to federal jurisdiction (Category IA lands) in the context of the 1975 James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA), the first modern Indigenous land claim agreement and treaty in Canada.

The signatory First Nations also create the collective Anishinabek Nation Government. This body of government will support the signatory First Nations in the four areas of governance and be recognized formally by the Government of Canada.

What kind of homes did the Cree live in? The Woodland Cree lived in lodges made from wooden poles covered with animal hides, bark, or sod. The Plains Cree lived in teepees made from buffalo hides and wooden poles.

The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement is the basic Charter of Cree Rights. It is the first modern Indigenous land claim agreement and treaty in Canada, and it is protected by the Constitution of Canada. Cree treaty rights set out in the Agreement cannot be changed or abolished without Cree consent.

The establishment of a new government-to-government relationship between the Parties within the framework of the Constitution Act, 1982. the exercise of certain law-making powers and other authorities by the First Nations and the Anishinabek Nation.

The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) is a legal agreement signed on 11 November 1975 by the government of Quebec, the government of Canada, Hydro-Quebec and two of its subsidiaries, the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec and the Northern Quebec Inuit Association.

Religion and Spirituality The Cree worldview describes the interconnectivity between people and nature; health and happiness was achieved by living a life in balance with nature. Religious life was based on relations with animal and other spirits which often revealed themselves in dreams.