Cree

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Algonquian-speaking people First Nations people Indigenous people

The Cree are one of the largest Indigenous peoples of North America, with communities primarily in Canada and a rich cultural heritage including distinct Algonquian languages and traditions.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Algonquian-speaking people → First Nations people → Indigenous people →
alsoInCountry	United States →
colonialLanguage	English → French →
continent	North America →
country	Canada →
culturalArea	Plains cultural area → Subarctic cultural area →
culturalHeritage	ceremonial practices → oral tradition → storytelling →
ethnolinguisticGroup	Cree peoples →
hasSubgroup	Atikamekw → Moose Cree → Naskapi → Plains Cree → Swampy Cree → Woods Cree →
languageBranch	Central Algonquian →
languageFamily	Algonquian languages →
languageScript	Canadian Aboriginal syllabics → Latin alphabet →
notableOrganization	Assembly of First Nations → Cree Nation Government → Grand Council of the Crees →
region	Great Plains → Labrador → Northern Ontario → Northern Quebec → Prairie provinces of Canada → Subarctic Canada →
religion	Christianity → Cree traditional spirituality →
traditionalEconomy	fishing → gathering → hunting → trapping →
traditionalHousing	tipi → wigwam →
traditionalLanguage	Cree language → Moose Cree language → Northern East Cree language → Plains Cree language → Southern East Cree language → Swampy Cree language → Woods Cree language →
traditionalTerritory	boreal forest region of Canada →
treatyHistory	Numbered Treaties in Canada →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Churchill → Northern Ontario →	language
Lake Winnipeg → Wapusk National Park →	nameLanguage
Winnipeg →	etymologyLanguage
Alberta →	hasIndigenousPeoples
Indigenous peoples of North America →	hasNotableNation
Blackfoot →	historicalRivals
Indigenous languages of Canada →	includesLanguage
Hudson Bay region →	indigenousPeoples
Saskatchewan River →	nameLanguageOfOrigin
Chipewyan →	neighboringLanguages
Northwest Territories →	officialLanguage
Innu →	relatedGroup