Eeyou Istchee

Eeyou Istchee[note 1] is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Quebec that is represented by the Grand Council of the Crees.

[3] The total land area of Eeyou Istchee is 5,271 km2 (2,035 sq mi), though the Grand Council of the Crees sees Eeyou Istchee as a much larger contiguous traditional territory and homeland of 450,000 square kilometres (170,000 sq mi).

The above map indicates the Category I lands reserved for the Cree under the terms of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.

Though formally designated as a TE for these areas in 2007, the term "Eeyou Istchee" has long been applied by Quebec Cree to refer to themselves and all their traditional hunting lands.

[citation needed] In Category II lands, owned by the Crown-in-right-of-Quebec, hunting, fishing and trapping rights are reserved for the Cree, while forestry, mining and tourism development authority is shared.