▁reform ▁if ▁a ▁" No " ▁victory ▁was ▁achieved . ▁ ▁Ab original ▁activ ism ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁refer endum , ▁ab original ▁pe op les ▁in ▁Quebec ▁strongly ▁aff ir med ▁their ▁own ▁right ▁to ▁self - det erm ination . ▁First ▁Nations ▁chief s ▁said ▁that ▁forcing ▁their ▁pe op les ▁to ▁join ▁an ▁independent ▁Quebec ▁without ▁their ▁consent ▁would ▁viol ate ▁international ▁law , ▁viol ating ▁their ▁rights ▁to ▁self - det erm ination . ▁Ab original ▁groups ▁also ▁demanded ▁to ▁be ▁full ▁participants ▁in ▁any ▁new ▁constitution al ▁negoti ations ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Cre es ▁in ▁Northern ▁Quebec ▁was ▁particularly ▁vocal ▁and ▁prominent ▁in ▁its ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁being ▁included ▁in ▁an ▁independent ▁Quebec . ▁Grand ▁Chief ▁Matthew ▁Co on ▁Come ▁issued ▁a ▁legal ▁paper , ▁titled ▁S over eign ▁In just ice , ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁aff irm ▁the ▁C ree ▁right ▁to ▁self - det erm ination ▁in ▁keeping ▁their ▁territ ories ▁in ▁Canada . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁C ree ▁organized ▁their ▁own ▁refer endum , ▁asking ▁the ▁question : ▁" Do ▁you ▁consent , ▁as ▁a ▁people , ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Quebec ▁separate ▁the ▁James ▁Bay ▁Cre es ▁and ▁C ree ▁traditional ▁territory ▁from ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁Yes ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁Quebec ▁refer endum ?" ▁ 9 6 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 7 % ▁of ▁Cre