February 7, 2003
Quebec Inuit, Cree to finalize
offshore agreement-in-principle
Negotiators from Makivik
Corporation and the Grand Council of the Crees met Jan. 28 to 30 in Chisasibi
to add the last, fine details to their offshore agreement-in-principle.
The Cree and Quebecs
Inuit have been trying to resolve their overlapping claims to the offshore region
of James Bay, Hudsons Bay and Ungava Bay with the federal government since
1974.
The overlap agreement should
ease the completion of the treaties both groups are independently negotiating
with the federal government.
The agreement must still
be ratified by the Makivik Board and the Cree Grand Council before it is submitted
to the House of Commons for approval.
The two organizations hope
to present a completed document within a month.
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