Agreement on Governance in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory. Pays/Territoire Canada Sous-division territoriale Québec Type du document Miscellaneous Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Terre et sols Mot clé Peuples autochtones Contrat/accord Gouvernance Régime foncier Transfert Propriété Patrimoine culturel Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé The present Agreement and the ensuing Final Agreement shall have the following objectives: a) The exercise by the Crees of greater autonomy and greater responsibilities regarding the governance of Category IB and II lands, in particular with respect to governance powers of a local and regional nature concerning, among other things, the planning and use of the territory and resources; b) The modernization of the governance regimes at the regional level on Categories II and III lands situated in the Territory; c) The concrete participation by the Crees in the governance of the Category III lands within the Territory in partnership with the other residents of the Territory; d) The strengthening of the Nation-to-Nation relationship between the Cree Nation and the Québec Nation, based on the common will of the parties to continue the development of the Territory for the benefit of the residents of the Territory and the entire population of Québec and to seek the flourishing of the Crees within a context of growing modernization; e) The assumption of greater responsibility by the Cree Nation in relation toits political, governmental and economic development and, in so doing, the achievement of increased autonomy with a greater capacity to respond, in partnership with Québec, to the needs of the Cree population. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.indigenousnationhood.com