HISTORY - Creation to Marginalization

The history of the Oujé-Bougoumou Crees throughout the better part of this century is a sad story of abuse, dispossession, and neglect by the combined efforts of mining and forestry companies and successive governments at both the provincial and federal levels.

VISION - Building on Sustainability

When we began to seriously plan our new village, we started with a vision. The essential thrust of that vision was to re-create the well-being of our traditional way of life to the fullest extent in the context of modern facilities and contemporary institutions.

INNOVATION - The Design of a New Community

The Oujé-Bougoumou community hopes that in our own small way, by demonstrating how it is possible to plan our village so that the various components are integrated and mutually reinforcing for the long-term benefit of the community, we are making a contribution to current thinking about "sustainable communities" and are providing practical expression of sustainable development.