Which First Nations group of over 200'000 members living in Canada signed an accord with the Quebec government, leading to the creation of Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory?
Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory (French: Gouvernement régional d’Eeyou Istchee Baie-James , Cree: ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᐯᐃ ᐊᔅᒌᐤ ᑎᐹᔨᐦᒋᒑᐎᓐ ) is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec. On July 24, 2012, the Quebec government signed an accord with the Cree that resulted in the abolition of the local municipality of Baie-James and the Cree Eeyou Istchee TE to create the a new and combined TE of Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory.
Quebec Boundary Extension Act, 1898 The Quebec Boundary Extension Act of 1898 was an act of the Parliament of Canada that expanded the territory of the province of Quebec. The province's northern boundary was set along the eastern shore of James Bay to the mouth of the Eastmain River, north along the river, then due east to the Hamilton River and down the river to the western boundary of Labrador.