Paix des Braves
Negotiated by Parti Québécois Premier of Quebec Bernard Landry and Grand Chief of the Crees Ted Moses, the Agreement implemented existing obligations of the Quebec government to the Cree people under section 28 of the James Bay Agreement of 1975 after decades of court battles.It also aimed to develop a more balanced participation in employment and revenue in natural resource industries for the Cree in Northern Quebec.This 50-year agreement allows for joint jurisdiction between the Quebec government and Cree in the seven municipalities of James Bay and surrounding territories.In exchange, the Cree consented to hydroelectric development of the Eastmain and Rupert Rivers by Hydro-Québec.[2] Moses declared that Quebec became a leader in the application of the principles recognized by the United Nations regarding aboriginal development.