Cree traditional lands
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Indigenous ancestral land
cultural landscape
territory associated with the Cree people
traditional territory
Cree traditional lands are the ancestral territories of the Cree people in northern Canada, encompassing vast boreal forest, river, and tundra regions used for hunting, fishing, trapping, and cultural practices since time immemorial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cree traditional lands canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous ancestral land
ⓘ
cultural landscape ⓘ territory associated with the Cree people ⓘ traditional territory ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cree people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Cree customary land-use systems ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
basis for Cree customary law
ⓘ
foundation of Cree identity ⓘ source of Cree language place names ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentType |
boreal forest
ⓘ
river systems ⓘ taiga ⓘ tundra ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Cree sacred sites
ⓘ
Cree seasonal camps ⓘ Cree trapline systems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
northern Canada ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Athabasca River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Churchill River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson Bay lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mackenzie River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
area of Aboriginal rights under Canadian law
ⓘ
traditional territory in many modern treaties ⓘ |
| supports |
caribou populations
ⓘ
fur-bearing animals ⓘ migratory waterfowl ⓘ moose populations ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
hydroelectric development ⓘ resource extraction projects ⓘ |
| timeDepth | used since time immemorial ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ gathering wild foods ⓘ hunting ⓘ seasonal migration ⓘ spiritual practices ⓘ teaching traditional knowledge ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.