Woods Cree
E131371
Woods Cree are a subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the forested regions of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba and speaking a distinct dialect of the Cree language.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woods Cree canonical | 9 |
| Northern Cree | 1 |
| Woodland Cree | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1012464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Woods Cree Context triple: [Cree, hasSubgroup, Woods Cree]
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A.
Snuneymuxw First Nation
Snuneymuxw First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community based around Nanaimo on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Kwikwetlem First Nation
The Kwikwetlem First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community whose traditional territory centers around the Coquitlam River area in what is now British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Wasauksing First Nation
Wasauksing First Nation is an Anishinaabe (primarily Ojibwe) First Nation community located on Parry Island in Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Katzie First Nation
Katzie First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community based in the Lower Fraser River region of British Columbia, Canada, with its own distinct cultural traditions, governance, and ancestral territory.
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E.
Semiahmoo First Nation
The Semiahmoo First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community whose traditional territory spans the southern Fraser River region and the shores around present-day Surrey and White Rock in British Columbia, Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Woods Cree Target entity description: Woods Cree are a subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the forested regions of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba and speaking a distinct dialect of the Cree language.
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A.
Snuneymuxw First Nation
Snuneymuxw First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community based around Nanaimo on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Kwikwetlem First Nation
The Kwikwetlem First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community whose traditional territory centers around the Coquitlam River area in what is now British Columbia, Canada.
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C.
Wasauksing First Nation
Wasauksing First Nation is an Anishinaabe (primarily Ojibwe) First Nation community located on Parry Island in Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Katzie First Nation
Katzie First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community based in the Lower Fraser River region of British Columbia, Canada, with its own distinct cultural traditions, governance, and ancestral territory.
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E.
Semiahmoo First Nation
The Semiahmoo First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community whose traditional territory spans the southern Fraser River region and the shores around present-day Surrey and White Rock in British Columbia, Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cree subgroup
ⓘ
First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| autonym |
Nêhithaw
ⓘ
surface form:
nīhithaw
nīhithawak ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Subarctic cultural area ⓘ |
| culturalLanguageFeature | use of th-series consonants in Cree ⓘ |
| dialectOf | Cree language ⓘ |
| endonymLanguageName | nīhithawīwin ⓘ |
| environment |
coniferous forest
ⓘ
lake and river systems ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Canada ⓘ |
| governedUnder |
Indian Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Indian Act
|
| historicalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | cwd ⓘ |
| language | Woods Cree dialect ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| languageOf |
Cree language
ⓘ
surface form:
Cree language continuum
|
| peopleGroup |
Cree peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
nēhiyaw (Cree) people
|
| primaryProvince |
Manitoba
ⓘ
Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | First Nations band members ⓘ |
| region |
Western Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Prairie Provinces
Subarctic region ⓘ
surface form:
Subarctic Canada
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Atikamekw
ⓘ
Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee ⓘ
surface form:
James Bay Cree
Plains Cree ⓘ Rock Cree ⓘ Swampy Cree ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Cree spiritual traditions ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Cree peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Cree people
|
| traditionalHousing |
log cabin
ⓘ
tipi ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
boreal forest region
ⓘ
northern Manitoba ⓘ Northern Saskatchewan ⓘ
surface form:
northern Saskatchewan
|
| treatyRelationship |
Numbered Treaties
ⓘ
surface form:
Numbered Treaties in Canada
Treaty 10 ⓘ Treaty 6 ⓘ Treaty 8 ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woods Cree Description of subject: Woods Cree are a subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the forested regions of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba and speaking a distinct dialect of the Cree language.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Woodland Cree
this entity surface form:
Northern Cree