Mandy Gull-Masty in the context of Minister of Indigenous Services

The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) or the GCC(EI) (ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ in Cree), is the political body that represents the approximately 20,000 Cree people (who call themselves "Eeyou" or "Eenou" in the various dialects of East Cree) of the territory called Eeyou Istchee ("The People's Land") in the James Bay and Nunavik regions of Northern Quebec. The Grand Council has twenty members: a Grand Chief and Deputy-Grand Chief elected at large by the Cree people, the Chiefs elected by each of the ten communities, and one other representative from each community.

The current Grand Chief Norman A. Wapachee assumed the role and responsibilities of Grand chief on March 31, 2025. With the current position of Deputy Grand Chief being vacant until Election are held which election date set for July 22, 2025. Later during the week of March 24th, Mandy Gull-Masty during a Board Council Meeting, she was asked by Chief Irene Neeposh of the Cree First Nation Of Waswanipi to reconsider her Nomination for the Candidacy of Liberal Candidate for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou. And in a resolution passed Mandy Gull-Masty resigned on March 31st, 2025 beginning her campaign as a Liberal Candidate for the region. The Grand Council's head office is located in the Cree community of Nemaska, with other offices and embassies in Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City.

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (formerly known as Abitibi, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik and Nunavik—Eeyou) is a federal riding in the province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Since the 2025 federal election, its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Mandy Gull-Masty of the Liberal Party of Canada.

The riding of Abitibi was created in 1966 (ahead of the 1968 election), before it was renamed Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik in 1998. It was abolished in 2003 (ahead of the 2004 election); most of its territory was incorporated into Nunavik—Eeyou, which was then renamed Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in 2004.