Rock Cree

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Rock Cree are a subgroup of the Cree Indigenous peoples of Canada, traditionally inhabiting the forested regions of northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan and speaking a distinct Cree dialect.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
subgroup of Cree
associatedWith Churchill River NERFINISHED
Hudson Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED
Nelson River NERFINISHED
broaderCategory Algonquian-speaking peoples
Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic NERFINISHED
colonialContactWith Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED
continent North America
country Canada
culturalRegion Subarctic
endonymLanguage Cree NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Cree peoples NERFINISHED
governingBodyType First Nation band government
hasOralTradition Cree oral tradition
indigenousTo Canada NERFINISHED
language Rock Cree dialect NERFINISHED
languageFamily Algonquian languages
Cree language NERFINISHED
partOf First Nations of Canada NERFINISHED
peopleOf Manitoba NERFINISHED
Saskatchewan NERFINISHED
primarySubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
trapping
recognizedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
relatedGroup Plains Cree NERFINISHED
Swampy Cree NERFINISHED
Woodland Cree NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
traditional Cree spirituality
status recognized First Nations group in Canada
subgroupOf Cree NERFINISHED
traditionalBelief animism
shamanism
traditionalEconomy fur trade
traditionalEnvironment forested regions
traditionalHousing log cabins
tents
traditionalRegion northern Manitoba NERFINISHED
northern Saskatchewan NERFINISHED
traditionalTransport canoes
snowshoes
usesScript Cree syllabics NERFINISHED
Latin alphabet

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Woods Cree relatedEthnicGroup Rock Cree