Cree
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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.
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Néhinaw, Néhiyaw, etc. | |
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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 |
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In Canada, over 350,000 people are Cree or have Cree ancestors.[1] Most Cree in Canada live in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories.[2] About 27,868 of them live in Quebec.[3]
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.[4] Ojibwe (Chippewa) people also live in that reservation.[4]
They have moved west over time because they were traders and hunters.[5]