Cree peoples
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The Cree peoples are one of the largest Indigenous groups in North America, traditionally inhabiting vast regions of what is now Canada and known for their distinct Algonquian language and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cree people | 13 |
| Cree peoples canonical | 10 |
| Cree communities of Eeyou Istchee | 2 |
| Anishinaabe peoples | 1 |
| Atikamekw | 1 |
| Cree communities | 1 |
| First Nations | 1 |
| Indigenous peoples of the Red River Valley | 1 |
| Montagnais | 1 |
| Naskapi | 1 |
| nēhiyaw (Cree) people | 1 |
| nīhithawak (Cree people) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1012444 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Cree peoples Context triple: [James Bay, hasIndigenousInhabitants, Cree peoples]
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A.
Gwich’in
Gwich’in is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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B.
Kwakiutl people
The Kwakiutl people are an Indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, renowned for their complex social structure, potlatch ceremonies, and rich artistic traditions including totem poles and elaborate masks.
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C.
Chinookan peoples
The Chinookan peoples are Native American groups traditionally living along the lower Columbia River and nearby Pacific coast, known for their complex plank-house villages, river-based trade networks, and rich artistic and ceremonial traditions.
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D.
Wiyot people
The Wiyot people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Humboldt Bay region of northwestern California, known for their rich coastal culture, basketry, and the tragic 1860 Wiyot Massacre.
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E.
Mohawk people
The Mohawk people are an Indigenous nation of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy traditionally inhabiting areas of what are now upstate New York and southeastern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cree peoples Target entity description: The Cree peoples are one of the largest Indigenous groups in North America, traditionally inhabiting vast regions of what is now Canada and known for their distinct Algonquian language and cultural traditions.
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A.
Gwich’in
Gwich’in is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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B.
Kwakiutl people
The Kwakiutl people are an Indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, renowned for their complex social structure, potlatch ceremonies, and rich artistic traditions including totem poles and elaborate masks.
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C.
Chinookan peoples
The Chinookan peoples are Native American groups traditionally living along the lower Columbia River and nearby Pacific coast, known for their complex plank-house villages, river-based trade networks, and rich artistic and ceremonial traditions.
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D.
Wiyot people
The Wiyot people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Humboldt Bay region of northwestern California, known for their rich coastal culture, basketry, and the tragic 1860 Wiyot Massacre.
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E.
Mohawk people
The Mohawk people are an Indigenous nation of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy traditionally inhabiting areas of what are now upstate New York and southeastern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
First Nations people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| colonialNameGivenBy |
English colonists
ⓘ
French colonists ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
powwows
ⓘ
storytelling traditions ⓘ sweat lodge ceremonies ⓘ use of drums and songs ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Great Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
Plains cultural area
Subarctic region ⓘ
surface form:
Subarctic cultural area
|
| ethnicGroupOf | Canada ⓘ |
| governedBy |
band councils
ⓘ
tribal councils ⓘ |
| historicalAlliance | Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicRole | fur trade intermediaries ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Central Algonquian
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surface form:
Central Algonquian languages
|
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| legalStatusInCanada | recognized as Status Indians under the Indian Act ⓘ |
| linguisticVariety |
Atikamekw
ⓘ
Montagnais ⓘ Moose Cree ⓘ Naskapi ⓘ Plains Cree ⓘ Swampy Cree ⓘ Woods Cree ⓘ |
| modernIssue |
environmental protection of traditional territories
ⓘ
land rights and treaty rights ⓘ language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from French form of Ojibwe word "Kiristino" or "Kristineaux" ⓘ |
| notableSubgroup |
Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
ⓘ
Mushkegowuk Cree ⓘ Plains Cree ⓘ Woods Cree ⓘ
surface form:
Woodland Cree
|
| populationRankInCanada | one of the largest First Nations groups ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Cree
ⓘ
Cree language ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Cree traditional spirituality ⓘ |
| selfDesignation |
Eeyou
ⓘ
Eeyouch ⓘ Innu ⓘ Iyiyiu ⓘ Nēhiyawēwin ⓘ
surface form:
Nehiyawak
Nêhiyawak ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Alberta
ⓘ
Hudson Bay region ⓘ James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
surface form:
James Bay region
Labrador ⓘ Manitoba ⓘ Northwest Territories ⓘ Nunavut ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Plains of Canada ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
Saskatchewan ⓘ Subarctic region ⓘ
surface form:
Subarctic Canada
boreal forest region of Canada ⓘ |
| treatyRelationship |
Numbered Treaties
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surface form:
Numbered Treaties in Canada
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| UNESCOLanguageStatus | various Cree dialects considered vulnerable or endangered ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Cree peoples Description of subject: The Cree peoples are one of the largest Indigenous groups in North America, traditionally inhabiting vast regions of what is now Canada and known for their distinct Algonquian language and cultural traditions.
Referenced by (34)
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