Mushkegowuk Cree

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The Mushkegowuk Cree are a subgroup of the Cree Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the western James Bay and Hudson Bay lowlands of northern Ontario and adjacent regions, with a distinct dialect and cultural practices tied to the subarctic environment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cree subgroup
Indigenous people
country Canada
culturalPractice bush living and river travel
land-based harvesting
seasonal land use and occupancy
culturalRegion Subarctic
environmentAdaptation subarctic climate
ethnicGroupOf Canada NERFINISHED
governingBody Mushkegowuk Council NERFINISHED
hasCommunity Attawapiskat First Nation NERFINISHED
Chapleau Cree First Nation NERFINISHED
Fort Albany First Nation NERFINISHED
Kashechewan First Nation NERFINISHED
Moose Cree First Nation NERFINISHED
Taykwa Tagamou Nation NERFINISHED
Weenusk First Nation NERFINISHED
historicalContact Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED
indigenousTo Canada NERFINISHED
Ontario NERFINISHED
language Mushkegowuk Cree dialect NERFINISHED
languageFamily Algonquian languages
Cree language NERFINISHED
peopleCluster Swampy Cree NERFINISHED
primarySubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
trapping
province Ontario
region Hudson Bay NERFINISHED
James Bay NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup East Cree NERFINISHED
Inuit NERFINISHED
Plains Cree NERFINISHED
Swampy Cree NERFINISHED
Woodland Cree NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Cree traditional spirituality NERFINISHED
selfDesignation Mushkegowuk NERFINISHED
selfDesignationLanguage Cree NERFINISHED
subgroupOf Cree NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy fur trade
traditionalTerritory northern Ontario NERFINISHED
subarctic region
western Hudson Bay lowlands
western James Bay lowlands
treatyAffiliation Treaty 9 NERFINISHED
usesWritingSystem Canadian Aboriginal syllabics NERFINISHED
Latin script

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Cree peoples notableSubgroup Mushkegowuk Cree