COTA, Wiinipaakw Confirm Creetopia Site Destroyed by Forest Fires
Waskaganish, Québec, July 11, 2023 – The Cree Outfitting and Tourism Association (COTA) and Wiinipaakw Tours are deeply saddened to share that the Creetopia base camp was among the sites destroyed by forest fires in Northern Quebec. This news was confirmed by public...
EPRTNT 2022-2025: Funding Program in Tourism
What is the EPRTNT 2022-2025? The Entente de partenariat régional et de tranformations numérique en tourisme 2022-2025 (EPRTNT 2022-2025) is a tourism funding program from Eeyou Istchee Tourism and Tourisme Québec. It is the same program then the former RTPA, but...
COTA Inspires Future Tourism Leaders with Essay Contest and Conference Trip Giveaway
Oujé-Bougoumou, June 27, 2023 – Cree adults considering a career in tourism now have the chance to win an all-expense paid trip to the International Indigenous Tourism Conference in Ottawa this February, thanks to an essay contest organized by the Cree Outfitting and...
First-ever Cree Knowledge Festival in Eeyou Istchee – a Resounding Success
Chisasibi, Québec, March 26, 2023 – On March 26 of this year, CNACA, COTA and the CTA worked together to host the first ever Cree Knowledge Festival broadcast live from the Cree Nation of Chisasibi. “As Chief of the host community, I am honoured to have participated...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Nothern Tourism Intelligence: Archived Newsletters
For a period of several years starting in 2011, Quebec's ministère du Tourisme issued a newsletter on Northern tourism. You may use the links below to access archival copies of these newsletters. Newsletter Northern Tourism – April 2017 Newsletter Northern Tourism –...