Cree
group of First Nations peoples
The Cree (Néhiyaw in Cree language; French: Cri in French) are one of the First Nations in North America. They are one of the largest groups.
Néhinaw, Néhiyaw, etc. | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 392,420 (2016 census) Including Atikamekw and Innu | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Canada, United States | |
| Alberta | 95,300 |
| Saskatchewan | 89,990 |
| Manitoba | 66,895 |
| Quebec | 58,640 |
| Ontario | 36,750 |
| British Columbia | 35,885 |
| Montana | 3,323 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,255 |
| Northwest Territories | 2,195 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,780 |
| Languages | |
| Cree, Cree Sign Language, English, French | |
| Religion | |
| Anglicanism, Pentecostalism, Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Métis, Oji-Cree, Ojibwe, Innu | |
In Canada, over 350,000 people are Cree or have Cree ancestors.[2] Most Cree in Canada live in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories.[3] About 27,868 of them live in Quebec.[4]
During their history in the United States, Cree people lived west of Lake Superior. Today, they live mostly in Montana, in the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation.[5] Ojibwe (Chippewa) people also live in that reservation.[5]
They have moved west over time because they were traders and hunters.[6]
References
change- ↑ "Canada - Indigenous Peoples (Canada)".
- ↑ "2016 Canadian Census". Statistics Canada. 21 June 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Cree". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "2016 Canada Census". Statistics Canada. 21 June 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage". Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation.
- ↑ Alexander Mackenzie, [1] Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793.