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of the Cree Nation by recognizing defined rights

and advantages, including land, government

responsibilities and the funding necessary to
facilitate self-management, as well as certain

indemnities.

In 2002, the Québec government and the Cree

Nation signed the Peace of the Braves, an
agreement that serves as a historic model from the

standpoint of relations between the government
and the Aboriginal nations. The agreement has

resulted mainly in the emergence of Cree expertise

in the realm of economic development, job creation

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