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Sign in to saveAlso known as Nehiyawak, Néhiyawak, néhinaw, néhiyaw, nihithaw, ᓀᐦᐃᓇᐤ, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ, Eeyou
The Cree are a North American Indigenous people, numbering more than 350,000 in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations macro-communities. There are numerous Cree peoples and several nations closely related to the Cree, these being the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Rocky Cree, Swampy Cree, Moose Cree, and East Cree with the Atikamekw, Innu, and Naskapi being closely related. Also closely related to the Cree are the Oji-Cree and Métis, both nations of mixed heritage, the former with Ojibweg (Chippewa) and the latter with European fur traders. Cree homelands account for
The Cree are one of Canada's largest Indigenous peoples, with over 350,000 members across multiple distinct nations including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, and several others. The Cree matter as a major First Nations group in North America with significant historical presence and several closely related Indigenous nations, though their shared heritage and contemporary role in Canadian society make understanding them important to understanding the country's Indigenous landscape.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Cree
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- cr
- Ethnic group.image
- Cree_map.svg
- Ethnic group.caption
- Map of Cree and closely related languages
- Ethnic group.flag_caption
- Flag of Cree people of Canada
- Ethnic group.population
- 356,655 (2016 census), including Atikamekw and Innu
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Canada
- Ethnic group.region1
- Alberta
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 95,300 (2016)
- Ethnic group.region2
- Saskatchewan
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 89,990 (2016)
- Ethnic group.region3
- Manitoba
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 66,895 (2016)
- Ethnic group.region4
- Ontario
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 36,750 (2016)
- Ethnic group.region5
- British Columbia
- Ethnic group.pop5
- 35,885 (2016)
- Ethnic group.region6
- Quebec
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- indigenous peoples in Canada
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- indigenous peoples of North America
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- First Nations
- Languages spoken
- Cree
- Religion
- Catholic Church
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- United States
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- Group of Crees (HS85-10-27756).jpg
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- Cree
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- Category:Cree
- language used
- Cree
- different from
- Oji-Cree
- taxon range
- United States
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