Grand Chief Ted Moses met with Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard on Nov. 23 in a last-ditch attempt to resolve an impasse in Cree-Quebec relations.
The meeting, originally scheduled for Nov. 11, had been postponed because negotiations on forestry and other issues had broken down without an agreement.
Crees were repeatedly assured the impasse would be brought to the Quebec cabinet, but the problems have gotten bumped off the agenda several times.
Most recently, the cabinet was expected to discuss the problems at its Nov. 15 meeting, but this did not happen.
Accompanying Moses were Waswnipi Chief Paul Gull and Mistissini’s Kenneth Loon.
“They’re going to try to get things unjammed on forestry. It’s not going to be easy,” said one Grand Council of the Crees official.
