Cree Tourism News and Updates from COTA/EIT
Government of Québec to Invest $3,381,781 in Tourism in Eeyou Istchee Supporting the Recovery of Cree Tourism
Oujé-Bougoumou, Québec, June 29, 2022 – On May 6 of this year, as part of the Ministère du Tourisme plan to revive the regional tourism industry in Québec, it was announced that an additional $92 million would be invested in the Québec’s 21 tourism regions. For Eeyou Istchee Tourism and the Cree...
Visitors’ Guidelines
COTA’s mission is to develop and implement a collective vision for a world-class sustainable tourism industry in Eeyou Istchee, that is in harmony with Cree culture and values, and that involves a partnership among Cree communities, institutions and businesses. One planning tool often used to...
Wiinipaakw Tours Solidarity Co-op (WTSC)
Wiinipaakw Tours Solidarity Cooperative (WTSC) is a Cree owned non-profit organization created in April 2018 under Québec law “Loi sur les Coopératives”. WTSC’s mission is to develop sustainable coastal tourism in Eeyou Istchee, respecting authentic Cree culture and values, inharmony with nature....
Canada’s Indigenous Tourism Sector: Insights and Economic Impacts
In 2019, the Conference Board of Canada published an eye-opening report titled Canada’s Indigenous Tourism Sector: Insights and Economic Impacts. This report was commissioned by the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) to "profile and assess the economic impact of Canada’s Indigenous...
Eeyou Istchee Featured in Canadian Geographic
We are pleased to share that Eeyou Istchee was featured in the May/June 2018 issue of Canadian Geographic! Meegwetch to writer James Little and the Canadian Geographic...