Billy Diamond
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Billy Diamond was the chief of the Waskaganish, Quebec
Cree in 1970, and grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees
from 1974 to 1984. In May 2008, Diamond suffered from a stroke which left him paralysed completely on his left side. On November 21, 2008 he recovered and credits Jesus Christ for the restoration of his body. He is now able to stand and walk after being told by doctors he would never walk again, and he has full movement in his left arm again.
He was born on May 17, 1949 in a tent near Rupert House, Quebec, on the shore of James Bay
. In 1970 he became chief of the Waskaganish, Quebec
Cree. On November 11, 1975, he signed The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement with the Canadian government. With money from the settlement he created Air Creebec, Cree Construction Company Limited, and Cree Yamaha Motors.
Waskaganish, Quebec
Waskaganish is a Cree village of about 2000 people at the mouth of the Rupert River on the south-east shore of James Bay in the Eeyou Istchee territory in Northern Quebec, Canada...
Cree in 1970, and grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees
Grand Council of the Crees
The Grand Council of the Crees , or the GCC, is the political body that represents the approximately 16,357 Crees or “Iyyu” / “Iynu” of the Eeyou Istchee territory in the James Bay and Nunavik regions of Northern Quebec, Canada...
from 1974 to 1984. In May 2008, Diamond suffered from a stroke which left him paralysed completely on his left side. On November 21, 2008 he recovered and credits Jesus Christ for the restoration of his body. He is now able to stand and walk after being told by doctors he would never walk again, and he has full movement in his left arm again.
He was born on May 17, 1949 in a tent near Rupert House, Quebec, on the shore of James Bay
James Bay
James Bay is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean. James Bay borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario; islands within the bay are part of Nunavut...
. In 1970 he became chief of the Waskaganish, Quebec
Waskaganish, Quebec
Waskaganish is a Cree village of about 2000 people at the mouth of the Rupert River on the south-east shore of James Bay in the Eeyou Istchee territory in Northern Quebec, Canada...
Cree. On November 11, 1975, he signed The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement with the Canadian government. With money from the settlement he created Air Creebec, Cree Construction Company Limited, and Cree Yamaha Motors.