CREE Trappers' Association
158 Shabow Meskino J0M 1W0 Eastmain, QC, Canada

Please be aware that a Polar Bear was sighted in the Wemindji area. We are gathering information. Thank you to Dawson Asquabaneskum for reporting the sighting to the CTA EMR Local officer George Natawapineskum and helping keeping our land users safe. We encourage and request that all Polar Bear sightings be reported to your CTA-EMR Local Officers. Keep each other informed and safe! Photo credits: Dawson Asquabaneskum

Hello to our Members of the CTA, this is to inform that you can self register thru your iPhone or Android phone by downloading it on the Apple store or google play. It’s easy and convenient for our Land users to start using the Mobile Wildlife App. Let’s continue to report our harvesting & wildlife observation throughout Eeyou Istchee! Thank You!

Let’s continue to learn the Cree way of life.

Polar Bear deterrents are being ordered and will be available for land users in early 2021. The CTA-Eeyou Marine Region department will post again once they are available at your local offices for the coastal communities, to pick up from your local CTA-EMR Officers. Please share polar bear safety awareness with family & friends. Stay safe!

Public Notice - Caribou Hunters - Safety Concerns

Our CTA-EMR Local Officer, George Natawapineskum, has been coordinating with Wemindji Band Council, and have been marking areas of thin ice risks around Wemindji territory. They are requesting as much public sharing as possible to avoid any incidents. Areas in WHITE are THIN ICE RISK - avoid those dangerous areas! To all the land users and community members, stay safe and please be sure to inform others who are active on the ice!

Hello to all of our Members of the Cree Trappers Association regarding Canadian Firearms Safety Courses & Introduction to Hunting, we will start our courses in the new year 2021 January. Sorry for the inconvenience. Meeqwetch... Special Projects Department!!

Call for proposals - Food Security Fund

Audio: The Eeyou Marine Region is off James and Hudson's Bays. The Cree and Inuit use the islands and waters for mostly harvesting activities. At this time, t...here are community consultations being planned about a Toolkit, that would be used to have organizations and Non Indigenous people apply to have access to the region. We talked with Isaac Voyageur, who is the Director of Environment and Remedial Works at the Cree Nation Government. We asked him about the Toolkit and what the Issues are at this time. Listen to our full interview here: https://www.cbc.ca//15809702-the-eeyou-marine-region-many- See more

AUDIO: Fred Tomatuk is the president of the Cree Trappers Association. He explains how the fur trade is managed in Eeyou/Eenou istchee, and how the fur industr...y has been affected by COVID-19, and by anti-fur activists. Click here to listen to our interview: https://www.cbc.ca//15809018-fred-tomatuk-president-cree-t He will explain about the fur trade in Eeyou istchee.