Review for Indigenous Territory p 1-27

Which statements describe the geography of the Cree territory in Québec?

• Cree territory is located in southern Québec, in the area of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

• The Cree live in the James Bay region, in an isolated territory in Northern Québec.

• Cree territory contains boreal forest and taiga.

• Cree territory contains mixed forest and deciduous forest.

Which describe negative consequences of building hydroelectric dams in the Cree territory?

• Indigenous people losing their homes.

• Indigenous people losing their hunting lands.

• Indigenous people losing their roads.

• Indigenous people losing their families.

Select the statements that are TRUE.

• All Cree in North America live Québec.

• There are not many rivers in the Cree territory.

• The temp in Cree territory goes as low as -55 C.

• Modern Cree people hunt and trap animals for their fur (and meat).

• Summers are long and Winters are short in Cree territory.

There are​ (a)   ​ Cree communities in Quebec.

• 10
• 5
• 8
• 3
• 12
• 15

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• Bartering

• Long established ways of doing things (way of life).

• Sedentary

• Continually moving across a vast territory to hunt, fish, trap.

• Reserves

• Land set aside by federal government for the use and occupancy of indigenous peoples.

• Traditional

• Living in groups permanently in one place.

• Nomadic

• Exchanging goods and services for other goods and services without use of money.

What is the name of the organization that governs each Cree community?

• Band Council

• Eeyou Istchee Baie-James Regional Government

• Grand Council of the Crees

• Cree Nation Government

What is the name of the organization administered by Cree and Jamesians, who share decision-making power for planning and development in their territory?

• Band Council

• Grand Council of the Crees

• Eeyou Istchee Baie-James Regional Government

• Cree Nation Government

The project launched by the Government of Québec in 2011, aimed at developing mining, forestry and hydroelectric resources in Northern Québec was called the...

• Plan de Cree Quebec

• Plan Nord

• Plan Nord-Est

• Plan de HydroQuebec

Agreement signed in 2002 between the Cree and the Government of Québec concerning the development of hydroelectric power in the James Bay region.

• The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement

• Federal New Relationship Agreement

• Paix des Braves

• Cree Offshore Agreement

An agreement signed by the Government of Quebec, the Cree, and the Inuit.

• Paix des Braves

• James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement

• Federal New Relationship Agreement

• Cree Offshore Agreement