Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee Governance Agreement Act (S.C. 2018, c. 4, s. 1)

Marginal note:Definitions

• 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act.

  Agreement

  Agreement means the Agreement on Cree Nation Governance between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and the Government of Canada, entered into on July 18, 2017, between the Government of Canada, the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and the Cree Nation Government, including any amendments made to it. (accord)

  Cree Constitution

  Cree Constitution means the constitution developed under section 3.1 of the Agreement and ratified in accordance with sections 31.4, 31.6 and 31.7 of the Agreement. (constitution crie)

  Cree Nation

  Cree Nation or Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee has the same meaning as Cree Nation in section 1.1 of the Agreement. (nation crie ou nation crie d’Eeyou Istchee)

  Cree Nation Government

  Cree Nation Government means the legal person established under section 2 of An Act respecting the Cree Nation Government, CQLR, chapter G-1.031. (Gouvernement de la nation crie)

• Marginal note:Definitions used in Agreement

  (2) In this Act, Category IA land, Cree beneficiary, Cree First Nation, Cree First Nation law, Cree law, Cree Nation Government law, federal law, Inuk of Chisasibi (in the singular) or Inuit of Chisasibi (in the plural) and the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement have the same meaning as in section 1.1 of the Agreement.