The James Bay Cree and the "Paix des Braves': A Path Toward Reconciliation?

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dc.contributor.advisorSlowey, Gabrielle A.
dc.creatorDombrowski, Frederique
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-25T14:18:37Z
dc.date.available2016-11-25T14:18:37Z
dc.date.copyright2016-08-11
dc.date.issued2016-11-25
dc.date.updated2016-11-25T14:18:37Z
dc.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the 2002 Paix des Braves agreement between the government of Qubec and the James Bay Cree and assesses how it has sought to establish a nation-to-nation relationship. The guiding question for this thesis is: Is the Paix des Braves agreement between the government of Qubec and the James Bay Cree an example of reconciliation? Drawing on literature concerning reconciliation, this study argues that the Paix des Braves has failed to reconcile the government of Qubec and the James Bay Cree from a radical perspective. The Paix des Braves agreement remains an agreement that has perpetuates colonialism in James Bay, and thus maintains the subjugation of the James Bay Cree to the government of Qubec. However, this study suggests that the Paix des Braves has reconciled the James Bay Cree and the government of Qubec from an institutional perspective. The living conditions in all nine Cree communities have drastically improved, and the Paix des Braves has offered pragmatic solutions to the social dysfunctions affecting the James Bay Cree. The Cree have gained political and economic autonomy and a level of control over the development of their ancestral lands.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/32783
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectNatural resource management
dc.subject.keywordsJames Bay Cree
dc.subject.keywordsCree
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian Politics
dc.subject.keywordsQuébec politics
dc.subject.keywordsPaix des Braves
dc.subject.keywordsLand claim agreement
dc.subject.keywordsReconciliation
dc.subject.keywordsIndigenous politics
dc.subject.keywordsFirst Nations
dc.subject.keywordsRobert Bourassa
dc.subject.keywordsHydroelectricity
dc.subject.keywordsResource development
dc.subject.keywordsWater resources management
dc.subject.keywordsResource extraction
dc.subject.keywordsJames Bay and Northern Quebec agreement
dc.subject.keywordsJames Bay
dc.subject.keywordsNorthern Quebec
dc.subject.keywordsNord du Québec
dc.subject.keywordsConvention de la Baie James
dc.subject.keywordsNew Relationship Agreement
dc.titleThe James Bay Cree and the "Paix des Braves': A Path Toward Reconciliation?
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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