Amerindians & Inuit

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.

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

General Resources

• 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

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

• Overview
• Abenakis Community

Algonquins

• Algonquin Nation Secretariat
• Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council
• Native Languages of the Americas: Algonquin

Attikameks

• Native Languages of the Americas: Attikamekw

Crees

• The Crees of Northern Quebec
• Cree Culture

Hurons-Wendat

• 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 (Montagnais)

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

Innu (Naskapis)

• Overview
• Naskapis Community