An agreement was signed last Monday between Cree and Innu Nations of Quebec sets out of serious protocols and will allow Innu hunting parties to harvest caribou on Chisasibi traditional territory.
Allowing Innu hunters to harvest 300 caribou this winter on Cree traditional territory in Chisasibi.
The agreement was signed during a virtual ceremony last Monday afternoon.
The 300 caribou from the Leaf River herd are being gifted to the nine communities of the Innu Nation and are coming out of a guaranteed Cree harvest of 850 that is part of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement signed in 1995.