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	Aboriginal peoples in Québec - Quebec Region - Index - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
		In Quebec, there are over 2,000 Abenaki, of whom close to 400 live on reserve.
		The Crees are signatories of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.
		Indian and Inuit Populations in Quebec as of December 31, 2007
	www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /qc/aqc/index_e.html (1092 words)

	Aboriginal Peoples and the 1995 Quebec Referendum: A Survey of the Issues (BP412e)
		The aboriginal population of Quebec is approximately 62,000.
		In 1898, Quebec’s northern boundary was set along the eastern shore of James Bay to the mouth of the Eastmain River, north along the river, then due east to the Hamilton River and down the river to the western boundary of Labrador.
		The paper notes that portions of Quebec annexed to the province in 1898 and 1912 constitute in large part the traditional territories of the James Bay Cree and other aboriginal peoples, which were added to the province without their consent.
	www.parl.gc.ca /information/library/PRBpubs/bp412-e.htm (6690 words)

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		Where Indigenous peoples have been dispossessed of their ancestral lands or lost access to natural resources through coercion or fraud, the norm is for governments to have procedures permitting the indigenous groups concerned to recover lands or access to resources needed for their subsistence and cultural practices and, in appropriate circumstances, to receive compensation.
		The status of rights under international law enjoyed by Aboriginal peoples relative to the government of Canada is in flux, although the momentum of recent developments is in the direction of establishing, as a minimum, the enjoyment of a collective right of internal self-determination, including participation in shaping its application to specific circumstances.
		Aboriginal peoples, or at least some of them, would likely claim to retain their status and operational reality as part of a federated Canada rather than become a part of Quebec.
	www.ubcic.bc.ca /files/Office_Documents/Fiduciary_Obligation.doc (12784 words)

	Comprehensive view of visible minorities and aboriginal peoples in Quebec
		In 2001, Aboriginal peoples represented 1.9% of the working-age population in Quebec.
		In 2000, it was estimated that 43% of Aboriginal peoples had not completed their high school education (compared to 39% of the total population) and 7.1% held a university degree (compared to 10.3% of the total population).
		For all of Quebec (with regard to people who were born in Canada), out of the ten cultural communities whose MAI is distinctly lower than for the total population of paid workers born in Canada, eight are part of visible minorities (41% to 76% less than the MAI).
	www.hrsdc.gc.ca /en/lp/lo/lswe/we/special_projects/RacismFreeInitiative/Tremblay-Mahfoudh.shtml (1483 words)

	research team members
		Therefore, should the Quebec government seek to deny the legitimacy and rights of aboriginal peoples to determine their own future, then any claim of legitimacy by the Quebec government would itself be severely undermined.
		Therefore, in the Quebec secession context, should aboriginal peoples express their own collective will through their own referendums or other democratic means, these legitimate and democratic voices must be accorded equal recognition, consideration, and respect without discrimination or other double standard.
		The issue of Quebec's boundaries is not only underlined by the court in terms of Canada's "national existence" (paragraph 96), but also with regard to aboriginal peoples -especially their "northern lands" (paragraph 139).
	www.yorku.ca /robarts/projects/canada-watch/html/vol_7_1-2/joffe.html (1772 words)

	uni.ca - Sovereign Injustice - Conclusions and Recommendations
		Consequently, the PQ government cannot compel Aboriginal peoples to be a part of the "Québec people" for purposes of self-determination or secession.
		Should the results of Aboriginal referendums indicate a free and clear choice to remain in Canada, an affirmative vote in the Québec referendum cannot be used to forcibly include such Aboriginal peoples (and their territories and resources) in an independent Québec.
		Quebecers, as a whole, have a right to be informed of the result of these assessments in a timely manner prior to the Québec referendum.
	www.uni.ca /library/si_conclus.html (7403 words)

	cric.ca - Canada's Portal - Quick Guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 22,720 Aboriginal people in Nunavut represented 85% of the territory's total population, the highest concentration in the country.
		Aboriginal people represented more than one-half (51%) of the population of the Northwest Territories, and almost one-quarter (23%) of the population of the Yukon.
		Aboriginal people in Canada are liable to the Indian Act, a Canadian federal legislation, first passed in 1876 and changed several times since.
	www.cric.ca /en_html/guide/aboriginal/aboriginal.html (2780 words)

	Leaders demand urgent action to improve Quebec aboriginal health
		First Nations leaders in Quebec are calling for urgent action to improve living standards on reserves, in light of a new health study that reveals the majority of the province's 80,000 aboriginal people smoke, and are overweight or obese.
		The study, which was based on interviews with 4,000 Quebec aboriginal people living on and off reserves, found the obesity and overweight rates among adults and seniors were two and three times higher than the national average.
		Aboriginal communities could face an alarming number of cases of diabetes and respiratory disease in the near future if nothing is done to address the situation right now, said Vollant.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/montreal/story/2006/09/13/qc-nativehealthstudy.html (945 words)

	Amnesty International Canada - Priority Concerns - Canada
		The Canadian government's Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) found in its 1996 final report that widespread illegal encroachment on and expropriation of Indigenous peoples' land and resources threatens the survival of Indigenous cultures throughout Canada and unfairly deprives Indigenous communities of opportunities for healthy and sustainable livelihoods.
		Many Indigenous peoples in Canada, including the Lubicon Cree in Alberta, and the majority of Indigenous peoples in British Columbia, Quebec and the eastern provinces, have never signed treaties with the Crown nor ceded their inherent aboriginal land and resource rights.
		Although inherent aboriginal rights are embedded in the Canadian Constitution and recognized by Canadian courts, the Royal Commission pointed out that the Canadian government works on the assumption that Indigenous peoples don't hold title to disputed land.
	www.amnesty.ca /canada/AMR200103.php (2727 words)

	Aboriginal Peoples in the Archives of Ontario: Introduction
		The terms "Aboriginal people" and "indigenous people" are meant to include First Nations, non-status native people, the Inuit, and the Métis.
		Most of the Aboriginal peoples of Ontario since the 17th Century have belonged to two large language families and a large number of smaller groups.
		Métis People of mixed aboriginal-white parentage, many of whom are descended from fur trade communities established in Ontario as early as the 18th Century.
	www.archives.gov.on.ca /english/aborige/introd1.htm (2055 words)

	Mission and orientations of the Secrétariat
		The Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones (SAA) is the agency entrusted with the prime responsibility for maintaining ties between the Aboriginal peoples and the Government of Québec.
		It is up to the Secretariat to establish harmonious relations and partnerships between the Aboriginal peoples and the government as well as between the Aboriginal peoples and the general public.
		To implement the vision and action priorities of the Government of Québec in relation to aboriginal matters made public in the spring of 2004, the Secretariat is the main gateway for the Aboriginal peoples to Québec’s government apparatus.
	www.autochtones.gouv.qc.ca /secretariat/mission_secretariat_en.htm (514 words)

	Aboriginal peoples in Quebec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 10 Amerindian nations and the Inuit nations number 71,415 people and account for approximately 1% of the total population of the Canadian province of Quebec.
		The Inuit communities of Quebec are located in the northern most part of the province, in an area known as Nunavik.
		The majority live in Quebec and Ontario, but they are also found in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aboriginal_peoples_in_Quebec (390 words)

	Matthew Coon Come's Harvard University Speech
		We Crees -- and the Inuit, the Naskapi, and the Innu -- are the peoples of the land bounded by the waters of the James, Hudson and Ungava Bays.
		The government of Quebec also declared that the doctrine of "terra nullius," meaning land belonging to no-one, be applied throughout the province, so as to deny the existence of the Aboriginal rights of all Aboriginal peoples.
		Apparently, for secession purposes, all peoples in Quebec are defined by the separatists as a single "Quebec people" in spite of the objections of the peoples concerned.
	www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net /articles/spchcome.htm (4270 words)

	Matthew Coon Come at Harvard
		We Crees -- and the Inuit, the Naskapi, and the Innu -- are the peoples of the land bounded by the waters of the James, Hudson and Ungava Bays.
		The government of Quebec also declared that the doctrine of "terra nullius", meaning land belonging to no-one, be applied throughout the province, so as to deny the existence of the Aboriginal rights of all Aboriginal peoples.
		Apparently, for secession purposes, all peoples in Quebec are defined by the separatists as a single "Quebec people" in spite of the objections of the peoples concerned.
	www.nativeweb.org /pages/legal/coon_come.html (4327 words)

	National Association of Friendship Centres
		is to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal peoples in an urban environment by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to, and participation in, Canadian Society; and which respect and strengthen the increasing emphasis on Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.
		The National Association of Friendship Centres acts as a central unifying body for the Friendship Centre Movement: to promote and advocate the concerns of Aboriginal Peoples: and, represents the needs of local Friendship Centres across the country to the federal government and to the public in general.
		It is clear to anyone with an interest in urban and Aboriginal issues, that the rapid increases in off-reserve and urban Aboriginal populations have not been matched by a corresponding increase in scholarly or policy attention.
	www.nafc-aboriginal.com (372 words)

	uni.ca - Sovereign Injustice - Section 10
		Aside from the rightful exercise of self-determination by Aboriginal peoples in the context of Québec secession, it is important to consider what fiduciary obligations exist on the part of non-Aboriginal governments in Canada.
		In fact, aboriginal groups in Quebec would be able to argue that section 35(1) obliges the Canadian government to oppose and contest a Quebec UDI made without their consent.
		It is important to emphasize that the obligation of the government of Québec and Canada to respect the right to self-determination of Aboriginal peoples is not dependent on the existence of a fiduciary relationship or obligation.
	www.uni.ca /library/si_sect10.html (5237 words)

	History of Native peoples in Canada
		Here is brief outline of the history and events that marked the development of Native peoples in Quebec, and to a larger extent in Canada and North America.
		4,000 B.C. Occupation by the Inuit of northern Quebec and Labrador.
		March 1985, adoption by the Quebec National Assembly of a motion recognizing the autonomy of Natives in principle, their right to their customs and to direct their development, own land and practice their traditional activities, within the framework of Quebec laws of general application.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/nativeamericans/historyquebec.htm (4044 words)

	Aboriginal Law and Legislation Online
		The Court held that Aboriginal rights, including any asserted right to self-government, must be looked at in light of the specific circumstances of each case and, in particular, in light of the specific history and culture of the aboriginal group claiming the right.
		The most important Aboriginal law decision of the decade, and the first time the Supreme Court considered the meaning of section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 which recognized and affirmed "the existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada".
		In this case, the Indian or Aboriginal title attached to lands reserved to them under the Royal Proclamation of 1763 but was ceded to the Crown by Treaty No. 3.
	www.bloorstreet.com /300block/ablawleg.htm (5873 words)

	The Ultimate Wyandot - American History Information Guide and Reference
		However, most of the surviving people were displaced through Indian Removal in the early 19th century, and a large population of Wyandot (over 4,000) can be found in Kansas and Oklahoma.
		The approximately 3,000 Huron-Wendat in Quebec are primarily Catholic and have French as their first language, although there are currently efforts afoot to promote the use and study of the Wendat language.
		In 1999, representatives the far-flung Wendat bands of Quebec, Kansas, Oklahoma and Michigan gathered at their historic homeland in Midland, Ontario, and formally re-established the Wendat Confederacy.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Huron (991 words)

	Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) -
		Canada and Quebec both have solemn treaty and fiduciary obligations and responsibilities to the Crees.
		The subject of Aboriginal rights in the context of Quebec secession has been almost totally ignored by the media, and has popped up very briefly only once in the enormous television coverage of the main parties.
		The exchange was inconclusive, except to show that major aspects of the Aboriginal right to self-determination are either not understood by the politicians, or are being deliberately misunderstood, down-played and ignored.
	www.gcc.ca /archive/article.php?id=50 (1170 words)

	Quebec – Policy, Research and Statistics – Policy and Research: Aboriginal Canada Portal
		Aboriginal Peoples and the 1995 Quebec Referendum: A Survey of the Issues
		The project seeks to circumscribe the characteristics of Aboriginal society that will provide guidance for the creation of governance models in the political, social, legal and economic spheres.
		This document from the Commission de toponymie of Québec explains the importance of managing properly, that is in a standardized manner, the Aboriginal related names.
	www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca /acp/site.nsf/en/ao35244.html (280 words)

	Cree Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come: on Aboriginal Self-Determination and the End of the Discredited, Unjust and ...
		He promised retribution for those who had voted NO to the unilateral secession of Quebec from Canada, and blamed the NO victory on "money and the ethnic vote." Some said the true colours of the Quebecois nationalists became clear for the first time; others were not prepared to criticize Mr Parizeau for off-the-cuff, racist remarks.
		It is contrary to both international standards and to the fundamental values of our common law to entrench a discriminatory rule which, because of the supposed position on the scale of social organization of the indigenous inhabitants of an organized colony, denies them a right to occupy their traditional lands.
		Meanwhile, the separatist government of Quebec and its Premier Lucien Bouchard have moved on from earlier assertions that Quebec is a "distinct society." Instead, they have started to refer to a single "Quebec People" for the purposes of self-determination and secession.
	www.ratical.org /ratville/Cree.html (4388 words)

	Eleven nations are celebrating!
		June 21st, the date that marks the summer solstice, is a privileged moment for all to celebrate the rich heritage and important contribution of the Aboriginal peoples from both here and elsewhere.
		The historic presence of the Aboriginal peoples in Québec represents a large share of this cultural diversity that characterizes and enriches our society.
		During the First Peoples’ Festival, which this year is being held from June 13 to 22, 2005, Land Insights is continuing the tradition of the last 15 years by organizing, on the Island of Montréal, several events that underscore National Aboriginal Day.
	www.autochtones.gouv.qc.ca /journee_autochtones_en.htm (285 words)

	Quebec Travel Guide
		As home to the only French-speaking society in North America, Québec is totally distinct from the rest of the continent - so distinct, in fact, that its political elite have been obsessed with the politics of secession for the last forty years.
		The failure also prompted Lucien Bouchard, one of Mulroney's cabinet ministers and primary promoter of the agreement to English Canada, to resign from the Progressive-Conservative Party and form a new sovereignist federal party, the Bloc Québécois.
		In desperation, the Liberal leader Robert Bourassa hastily threw together a constitutional agreement, the Charlottetown Accord, that attempted not only to satisfy Québec, but the rest of Canada, and the aboriginal peoples as well.
	www.travelotica.com /travelguide/49247/canada/quebec/index.htm (1439 words)

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