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4 October 2022 Power-Sharing between the Cree and Québec Governments in Eeyou Itschee (Québec, Canada): Sovereignties, Complexity, and Equity under the Adapted Forestry Regime of the Paix Des Braves
F.-X. Cyr, S. Wyatt, M. Hébert
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Abstract
  • The Adapted Forestry Regime of the Paix des Braves is a formal step forward in Indigenous/state collaboration processes.

  • As a part of the implementation of a signed modern treaty in Canada, the AFR is a technical and collaborative process; it is nonetheless part of a power struggle between Québec and the Crees.

  • The issue of sovereignties is at the heart of Indigenous nations/state collaborative processes.

  • The collaborative process of the Adapted Forestry Regime produces a spiral of complexification because of the close entanglement of technical and political issues.

  • The burden of dilemmas produced by Indigenous/State collaborative processes falls disproportionately on Indigenous parties and should be taken into account in assessing their fairness.

SUMMARY

The Adapted Forestry Regime (AFR) of the Paix des Braves agreement is an important stepping-stone in the long process of involving Indigenous Peoples in state management of forestlands in Canada. This paper explores the challenges raised by a process involving the Cree nation and the Québec provincial government in the implementation of a collaborative approach to forest management on Cree traditional lands. We present three key processes that have contributed to the AFR since 2002, each of which led to further agreements, committees and processes. While the Crees have obtained additional powers for forestland management through the AFR, our analysis reveals the complexity of these processes that must deal with both political and technical issues that are often closely intricated one with the other. Ultimately, it is the Crees who bear the heaviest burden of the compromises that must be made implementing this collaborative process.

ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᒋᐦᒋᐸᔨᐦᑖᑲᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐋ ᓇᓈᑲᒋᐦᑖᑲᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐁ ᓅᑖᐦᑎᐧᑫᓈᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᓂᑌ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒋᐸᔨᒡ ᓛ ᐯᐃ ᑌ ᐱᕌᕝ ᑖᐧᐯ ᒌᐦᒋᐧᐁ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᓐ ᐧᐁᓲ ᐁᑯᑦ ᐯᒋᐦᑎᓈᑲᓂᐧᐃᐧᑖᐤ ᐃᔨᔨᐧᐊᒡ ᐧᐃᔭᐧᐋᐤ ᑲᔦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐧᑖᐤ ᐁ ᐧᐃᔭᔑᐧᐋᑖᑲᓂᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᑖᓐᑌ ᒉ ᐃᐦᑑᑖᑲᓂᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᐦᐄ ᒥᔅᑎᑯᔅᑳᔨᒡ ᐊᔅᒌᐦ ᐆᑕ ᑳᓈᑖ᙮ ᐁᑯᑦ ᐆᑕ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓂᐦᒡ ᐧᐋᐦᑖᑯᐦᒡ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᓂᒋᔥᑲᐦᐧᑳᐤ ᐧᐃᔭᐧᐋᐤ ᐃᔨᔨᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᔦ ᒫᒃ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᒉᓯᐤ ᐁᒌ ᐃᐦᑑᑕᐦᐧᑳᐤ ᒉ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒋ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᒥᑐᐧᑖᐤ ᒫᒨ ᒉ ᓇᓈᑭᒋᐦᑖᐧᑖᐤ ᓅᑖᐦᑎᐧᑫᐤ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᐊᓂᑌ ᐃᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᑲᔦ ᐃᔨᔨᐤ ᓂᑑᐦᐆᔅᒌᐦ᙮ ᓂᔥᑐ ᒉᐧᑳᓂᐦᐄ ᒋᐧᐋᐸᐦᑎᔭᑎᓈᓐ ᑖᓐᑌ ᐁᔑᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᐊᓐ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᐁ ᓇᓈᑭᒋᐦᑖᑲᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐁᓅᑖᐦᑎᐧᑫᓈᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐃᔅᐱᓐ 2002 ᑳ ᐃᔅᐸᔨᒡ, ᐁᐧᐊᒄ ᒫᒃ ᐧᐁᐦᒋ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᒦᓐ ᑯᑕᒡᐦ ᓇᔅᑲᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᐦᑖᐧᐃᒋᐦᐧᑳᐤᐦ ᑲᔦ ᐁ ᒫᒨᐱᔥᑖᑲᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐁ ᐱᒥᐸᔨᐦᑖᑲᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ᙮ ᐋᑕ ᒫᒃ ᐁᒌ ᐱᐦᑯᐦᑎᒫᓲᐧᑖᐤ ᑲᔥᒋᐦᐅᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᒉ ᒌ ᐧᐃᔭᔑᐧᐋᑕᐦᐧᑳᐤᐦ ᑲᔦ ᐧᐃᔭᐧᐋᐤ ᑖᓐᑌ ᒉ ᐃᐦᑎᓈᓂᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᐁᐧᐄ ᓅᑖᐦᑎᐧᑫᓂᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᑌ ᐃᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᐊᓐ ᐅᐦᒋ ᑳ ᒋᐦᒋᒌᐸᔨᐦᑖᒃᓇᐃᐧᐃᒡ ᐁ ᓇᓈᑭᒋᐦᑖᑲᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐁ ᓅᑖᑎᐦᐧᑫᓈᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐁᐧᐊᒄ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᒥᔅᑯᐧᐋᐦᑖᔮᐦᒡᐃᔥᑯᑕᒃ ᑳ ᓈᓂᑑ ᒋᔅᒉᔨᐦᑕᒫᐦᒡ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐁ ᒪᒣᐦᒡ ᐃᔑᓈᑯᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᑖᓐ ᐁ ᐃᔑ ᑖᐦᑭᐦᐄᒉᐸᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᑌ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᒋᒉᓰᓈᐦᒡ᙮ ᐧᐃᔭᐧᐋᐤ ᒫᒃ ᐃᔨᔨᐧᐊᒡ ᒫᐧᐊᒡ ᒥᔥᑎᐦᐄ ᑎᔮᑭᐦᐆᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᐁᐧᐄ ᐱᒥᐸᔨᐦᑖᑲᓂᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᐆᔨᐤ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ᙮

Le régime forestier adapté (RFA) de la Paix des Braves est une étape importante dans le long processus d'implication des Peuples autochtones dans la gestion des forêts au Canada. Cet article explore les défis soulevés par un processus impliquant la Nation crie d'Eeyou Istchee et le gouvernement de la province de Québec dans la mise en œuvre d'une approche collaborative de la gestion forestière sur les terres traditionnelles cries. Nous présentons trois processus clés qui ont contribué au RFA depuis 2002, ayant tous conduit à d'autres accords, comités et processus. Bien que les Cris aient obtenu des pouvoirs supplémentaires dans la gestion des forêts par le biais du RFA, notre analyse révèle la complexité de ces processus qui doivent traiter de questions à la fois politiques et techniques, souvent étroitement imbriquées les unes dans les autres. Le regard que nous portons sur le RFA suggère que ce sont les Cris qui portent le plus lourd fardeau des compromis qui doivent être faits pour mettre en œuvre ce processus de collaboration.

El Régimen Forestal Adaptado (RFA) del acuerdo Paix des Braves es un hito importante en el largo proceso de participación de los pueblos indígenas en la gestión estatal de las tierras forestales en Canadá. Este artículo explora los retos que plantea un proceso en el que participan la nación Cree y el gobierno provincial de Québec en la aplicación de un enfoque de colaboración para la gestión forestal en las tierras tradicionales Cree. Se presentan tres procesos clave que han contribuido al RFA desde 2002, los cuales dieron lugar cada uno a otros acuerdos, comités y procesos. Aunque los pueblos Cree han obtenido poderes adicionales para la gestión de las tierras forestales a través del RFA, este análisis revela la complejidad de estos procesos que deben lidiar con cuestiones tanto políticas como técnicas, a menudo estrechamente engarzadas unas con otras. En última instancia, son los Cree quienes asumen la mayor parte de la avenencia necesaria para este proceso de colaboración.

F.-X. Cyr, S. Wyatt, and M. Hébert "Power-Sharing between the Cree and Québec Governments in Eeyou Itschee (Québec, Canada): Sovereignties, Complexity, and Equity under the Adapted Forestry Regime of the Paix Des Braves," International Forestry Review 24(3), 345-359, (4 October 2022). https://doi.org/10.1505/146554822835941823
Published: 4 October 2022
KEYWORDS
Adapted Forestry Regime
collaboration processes
equity
Indigenous People and forestry
sovereignties
treaty implementation
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