Country | Canada |
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Province | Quebec |
Nation | Eeyou Istchee |
Website | cngov.ca |
Offices | |
Head | Nemaska (ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ) |
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Grand Council | |
Grand Chief | Mandy Gull-Masty |
Deputy Grand Chief | Norman A. Wapachee |
Chiefs | List |
Representatives | List |
People | Eeyou / Eenou ᐄᔨᔫ / ᐄᓅ |
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Language | Eeyou / Eenou Ayimūn ᐄᔨᔫ / ᐄᓅ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ |
Country | Eeyou / Eenou Istchee ᐄᔨᔫ / ᐄᓅ ᐊᔅᒌ |
The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) or the GCC(EI) (ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ in Cree), is the political body that represents the approximately 18,000 Cree people (who call themselves "Eeyou" or "Eenou" in the various dialects of East Cree) of the territory called Eeyou Istchee ("The People's Land") in the James Bay and Nunavik regions of Northern Quebec, in The Grand Council has twenty members: a Grand Chief and Deputy-Grand Chief elected at large by the Cree people, the Chiefs elected by each of the ten communities, and one other representative from each community.
The newly elected Grand Chief Mandy Gull-Masty was elected on July 29, 2021. The newly elected Deputy Grand Chief is Norman A. Wapachee. The Grand Council's head office is located in the Cree community of Nemaska, with other offices and embassies in Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City.