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...that the citizens of Quebec are one people. But the Cree and other native peoples in the north of Quebec say they too are separate societies deserving of their own nation...
...This is a grave threat not only to [the Cree people's] lifestyle as hunters and fishers, but also to their survival," Kurzon said...
...Cree village on the Canadian island of Fort George never had many full- time residents: most of the 1,000 inhabitants were subsistence hunters and trappers who would spend months in the bush. But today the place is a virtual ghost town. Following the construction of huge hydroelectric dams upstream, almost all the villagers were relocated because of fears that torrents of water would erode their island, which lies at a vulnerable spot where the La Grande River meets James Bay in Quebec province...
After taking a canoe trip with his father around James Bay in Ontario, Canada, Prince learned that a hydroelectric plant under construction in Ontario threatened to disrupt the lives of the Cree Indians...
There was rejoicing, however, among Canadians who objected to the accord's content. The Manitoba standoff was a victory for the legislature's only native member, Elijah Harper, 41, a Cree Indian. Harper had managed to stall debate on the Meech Lake question for almost two weeks. He wanted the accord to fail, on the ground that it did not recognize the unique status of Canada's 700,000 aboriginal people. Thousands of his supporters gathered before the legislature in solidarity, pounding drums and holding prayer vigils...