The Cree Regional Authority (CRA), formed in 1978, serves as the administrative authority of the Crees of Quebec and provides services to the nine Cree communities. The CRA is responsible for environmental protection and is also the legal body representing the Cree to provincial and federal administrations. In Cree it is called Eeyou Tapayatachesoo.
While the CRA is a separate legal entity from the GCC, they have identical membership, board of directors, governing structures and are de facto managed and operated as one organization by the Cree Nation.
An accord signed between the Cree and the Quebec government on July 24, 2012 calls for the status and name of the Cree Regional Authority to change to the "Cree Nation Government" (Gouvernement de la nation crie).
Read more about this topic: Grand Council Of The Crees
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