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
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Indigenous people ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
bush living and river travel
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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
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Cree language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peopleCluster | Swampy Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence |
fishing
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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
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Cree traditional spirituality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Mushkegowuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDesignationLanguage | Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | fur trade ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
northern Ontario
NERFINISHED
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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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