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Cree Nation of Wemindji

The Wemindji Cree Nation is an Indigenous community situated in the James Bay region of Quebec, with a rich history of traditional land use and contemporary self-governance

POPULATION

1,658

Rank #221 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

N/A

Rank #587 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

09/22/2029

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2026-03-31 12:25:19 UTC

Name

Cree Nation of Wemindji (ISC Code: 60)

Former Names

Paint Hills Band, James Bay Cree

Band Style

Cree First Nation

Cultural Area

Eastern Subarctic

Indigenous Language

Cree (Eeyou Ittawin)

Number of Registered Members

1658

Band Website

https://www.wemindjipast.bearit.ca/

Phone Number

(819) 978-0264

Fax Number

(819) 978-0258

Address

16 BEAVER ROAD, PO BOX 60, WEMINDJI, QC

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

FRANK ATSYNIA

Term Expires

09/22/2029

Number of Council Members

7

FRANK ATSYNIA

Chief

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GEORGE NATAWAPINESKUM

Councillor

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ROCKY GEORGEKISH

Councillor

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DRAYDEN MISTACHEESICK

Councillor

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BILL STEWART

Councillor

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ROSLYN TOMATUK

Councillor

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CHARLOTTE OTTEREYES

Vice Chief

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

No expert reports available yet.

Band Financial Statements

2008 - Cree Nation of Wemindji20082009.pdf

2007 - Cree Nation of Wemindji20072008.pdf

2006 - Cree Nation of Wemindji20062007.pdf

2005 - Cree Nation of Wemindji20052006.pdf

2004 - Cree Nation of Wemindji20042005.pdf

2003 - Cree Nation of Wemindji20032004.pdf

2002 - Cree Nation of Wemindji20022003.pdf

2001 - Cree Nation of Wemindji20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Gull c. Cree Nation of Wemindji

Gull c. Cree Nation of Wemindji

Gull c. Cree Nation of Wemindji

Cree Nation of Wemindji c. Natawapineskum

Cree Nation of Wemindji c. Stephen

Cree Nation of Wemindji c. Asquabaneskum

Cree Nation of Wemindji c. Asquabaneskum

Cree Nation of Wemindji c. Snowboy

Cree Nation of Wemindji c. Mistacheesick

Cree Nation of Wemindji c. Georgekish

Cree Nation of Wemindji c. Visitor

Pageot et Cree Nation of Wemindji

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6130
WEMINDJI
0.0 Hectares
ON EAST SHORE OF JAMES BAY, ON THE MAQUATUA RIVER ADJACENT TO WEMENDJI - 326.6 SQ. KM
[52.9937057, -78.84720159999999]

Media Reports

Cree Nation Government and Parks Canada successfully complete Feasibility Assessment and announce an agreement to formally work toward establishing an offshore Indigenous Protected Area and national marine conservation area in the Eeyou Marine R

Indigineous women — Local

Life before the agreement: Cree leaders look back at a changing Eeyou Istchee 50 years after JBNQA was signed

Chisasibi takes in fellow Cree displaced by wildfires

Learn more about Modular Homes for 9 Cree Nation communities in Québec

'Being who you are': Cree princess hopes to help LGBTQ2S find tolerance

Cree family shoots for 'aunty laughs' on Family Feud Canada

2 dead in Wemindji, Que., house fire

Frantic escapes, damaged homes and lost time: First Nations hit hardest when wildfire season comes

The James Bay split: Cree Nation in Quebec thrives, while First Nations in Ontario languish

Ottawa police looks to increase Indigenous applicants with first dedicated recruitment forum

Life before the agreement: Cree leaders look back at a changing Eeyou Istchee 50 years after JBNQA was signed

Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony to be streamed online in 8 Indigenous languagesSocial Sharing

Paul John Murdoch elected new grand chief of Eeyou Istchee

Missing & Murdered Aboriginal Women Awareness Campaign Launched By Peterborough's STRUTT

Cree rider travels coast to coast, visiting Indigenous communities along the way

Unmask the Silence — Local

Journey of the Nishiyuu swells to hundreds after 1,600 km trek

Nunavik woman follows Cree man’s bigfoot sighting with interest

‘Not forgotten children’: Honouring the victims and survivors of residential schools

Voter turnout in Eeyou Istchee is traditionally low. Some hope this election will be different

Voter turnout in Eeyou Istchee is traditionally low. Some hope this election will be different

Cree's sustainable hunting practices focus of ASU student's research

'It's achieving a balance,' says newest of 4 female chiefs in 10 Quebec Cree communities

Repairs to Chisasibi hospital hemodialysis unit force patients south for much of the summer

Concordia’s Kristy Franks wins a Prix Relève étoile Paul-Gérin-Lajoie

Young Cree man teaches firearms safety, with goal of becoming police officer

Partial evacuation order due to forest fires lifted in Quebec Cree community

The Grand Council of the Cree (Eeyou Istchee), the Cree Nation Government, the Cree Nation of Wemindji and Goldcorp Publicly Disclose the Opinagow Collaboration Agreement

Quebec wildfires: Partial evacuation order lifted in Cree community

Are Indigenous communities in Quebec unfairly targeted for shipping fees?

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Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony to be streamed online in 8 Indigenous languages

Quebec wildfires: Partial evacuation order lifted in Cree community

Concordia professor partners with Cree to protect 30,000+ square kilometres of Indigenous territory

Quebec Cree deal with travel, isolation just to see a medical specialist

Vulnerable members of Cree communities in northern Quebec asked to evacuate due to wildfire smoke

Missing & Murdered Aboriginal Women Awareness Campaign Launched By Peterborough's STRUTT

Northern Que. Cree nation artists spotlighted at Canadian Music Week

Quebec wildfires: Partial evacuation order lifted in Cree community

Daughter livid court orders new trial in homicide of Cree woman in Ottawa

In Ottawa, first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours survivors, those who never came home

Indigenous Leaders: The successes and pitfalls of industry partnerships

The James Bay split: Cree Nation in Quebec thrives, while First Nations in Ontario languish

Use it or lose it: Cree community takes action on language preservation

Paul John Murdoch

Cree Nation Government and Parks Canada successfully complete Feasibility Assessment and announce an agreement to formally work toward establishing an offshore Indigenous Protected Area and national marine conservation area in the Eeyou Marine R

Academic Research

… ᐊᔅᒌ: ᐋᐧᐄ ᔮᔨᒋᑳᐱᐧᐃᐦᑖᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᔨᒥᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᓂᑖ ᐧᐄᒥᓂᒌᐦᒡ Relationships, Language, and the Land: Language Revitalisation in the Cree Community of Wemindji …

Continuity and Change in Wemindji Cree Childbirth Experiences and Practices: Past and Present

Wemindji Traditional Artists Association: Improved control over research collaborations supports the emergence of Indigenous methodology

Production and exchange among Wemindji Cree: Egalitarian ideology and economic base

Wemindji Cree Relations with the Government of Québec in Creating the Paakumshumwaau-Maatuskaau Biodiversity Reserve

Securing a future: Cree hunters' resistance and flexibility to environmental changes, Wemindji, James Bay

Cree agency and environment: rethinking human development in the Cree Nation of Wemindji

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

The land wants me around: power, authority and their negations in traditional hunting knowledge at Wemindji (James Bay, Québec)

Towards a culturally-appropriate locally-managed protected area for the James Bay Cree community of Wemindji, Northern Quebec

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Wemindji Cree Relations with the Government of Québec in Creating the Paakumshumwaau-Maatuskaau Biodiversity Reserve

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Wemindji Cree Relations with the Government of Québec in Creating the Paakumshumwaau-Maatuskaau Biodiversity Reserve

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Wemindji Cree Relations with the Government of Québec in Creating the Paakumshumwaau-Maatuskaau Biodiversity Reserve

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Wemindji Cree Relations with the Government of Québec in Creating the Paakumshumwaau-Maatuskaau Biodiversity Reserve

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Wemindji Cree Observations and Interpretations of Climate Change: Documenting Vulnerability and Adaptability in the Sub-Arctic

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Do landscapes listen? Wemindji Eeyou knowledge, adaptation and agency in the context of coastal landscape change

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

… ᐋᐧᐄ ᔮᔨᒋᑳᐱᐧᐃᐦᑖᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᔨᒥᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᓂᑖ ᐧᐄᒥᓂᒌᐦᒡ Relationships, Language, and the Land: Language Revitalisation in the Cree Community of Wemindji …

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Towards a culturally-appropriate locally-managed protected area for the James Bay Cree community of Wemindji, Northern Quebec

Wemindji Cree Observations and Interpretations of Climate Change: Documenting Vulnerability and Adaptability in the Sub-Arctic

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Cree ethnogeography

Wemindji Traditional Artists Association: Improved control over research collaborations supports the emergence of Indigenous methodology

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

… ᐊᔅᒌ: ᐋᐧᐄ ᔮᔨᒋᑳᐱᐧᐃᐦᑖᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᔨᒥᐧᐃᓐ ᐊᓂᑖ ᐧᐄᒥᓂᒌᐦᒡ Relationships, Language, and the Land: Language Revitalisation in the Cree Community of Wemindji …

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

The Cree and the development of natural resources

No wilderness to plunder: Process thinking reveals Cree land‐use via the goose‐scape

Comparing geospatial ontologies with Indigenous conceptualizations of time

Zoonotic infections in communities of the James Bay Cree territory: an overview of seroprevalence

Geoweb: Indigenous mapping of intergenerational knowledge

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Eastern James Bay and the Cree

Indigenous Research and Decolonizing Methodologies: Possibilities & Opportunities: In the words of Eddie Cook,“It doesn't have to be this way, it could be otherwise”.

Recognition and support of ICCAs in Canada

Prevalence and environmental risk factors for ten zoonoses in two Cree communities of James Bay (Canada)

Les traditions ancestrales, au sein de l'école d'aujourd'hui, chez les Cris de la Baie James: le cas de l'école Wiinibekuu à Waskaganish

Zoonotic infections in native communities of James Bay, Canada

From Board to Nation Governance: The Evolution of Eeyou Tapay-Tah-Jeh-Souwin (Eeyou Governance) in Eeyou Istchee

Cree-driven community-partnered research on coastal ecosystem change in subarctic Canada: a multiple knowledge approach

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Mapping Wemindji Cree stories of the land as everyday acts of resurgence

Mapping Wemindji Cree stories of the land as everyday acts of resurgence

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Caring for Eeyou Istchee: Protected Area Creation on Wemindji Cree Territory

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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