Amerindians and Inuit

From Independence of Québec - Resource Centre for the English-Speaking World

At present, the 10 Amerindian nations and the Inuit nation, totalling some 70,000 inhabitants, account for approximately 1% of Québec's population.

Contents 1 General 2 Governments 2.1 Federal 2.2 Québec 2.3 Native 3 Inuit 4 Abenakis 5 Algonquins 6 Attikameks 7 Crees 8 Wendat 9 Malecites 10 Micmacs 11 Mohawks 12 Innu

General

• Quebec First Nations
• Center for World Indigenous Studies

Governments

Federal

• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
• Aboriginal Canada Portal

Québec

Note: Indian affairs is a federal jurisdiction in Canada.

• Secretariat aux affaires autochtones
• Maps of the aboriginal communities of Quebec

In 1985, by a resolution of the National Assembly, the Parliament of Québec recognized the existence of aboriginal nations within Quebec's territory. In virtue of the resolution, the National Assembly recognized:

1. the right of the aboriginal peoples to autonomy in Québec;
2. the right to their culture, language and traditions;
3. the right to own and control land, the right to hunt, fish, harvest;
4. the right to participate in the management of wildlife resources;
5. the right to participate in the economic development of Québec and to benefit from such development.

That framework was used for the negotiation of various agreements ever since:

• List of agreements reached between Quebec and aboriginal nations

Native

• Assembly of First Nations
• Québec Native Women Inc.
• Montreal's First Peoples' Festival

Inuit

• Nunavik, the Inuit country inside Quebec
• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is the "national" Inuit organization in Canada
• Makivik Corporation

Abenakis

• Waban-Aki Nation

Algonquins

• Algonquin Nation Secretariat
• Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council
• Native Languages of the Americas: Algonquin
• Le Conseil de la Première Nation Abitibiwinni (French)

Attikameks

• Native Languages of the Americas: Attikamekw

Crees

• The Crees of Northern Quebec
• Cree Culture
• Mistissini Cree Nation
• Oujé-Bougoumou "The place where people gather"
• The Cree First Nation of Waswanipi
• Cree Nation of Wemindji

Wendat

• Huron-Wendat Nation Council
• Wendake.com
• Huron-Wendat Language
• About the Wyandot Nation of Kansas

Malecites

• Native Languages of the Americas: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy
• First Nation Malecite of Viger, Quebec

Micmacs

• Native Languages of the Americas: Mi'kmaq

Mohawks

• Iroquois (French)
• Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
• Mohawks of Kahnawake

Innu

• Innu Nation
• Naskapi
• Native Languages of the Americas: Montagnais Innu