Nêhithaw

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Nêhithaw is the self-designation of the Plains Cree, an Indigenous people of the North American Plains known for their Algonquian language and rich cultural traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nêhithaw canonical 2
nīhithaw 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations people
Indigenous people
affectedBy Canadian Indian Act policies
colonialHistory treaty relationships with the Crown in Canada
contemporaryStatus recognized First Nations in Canada
culturalArea Plains culture area
ethnonymLanguage Cree language
hasAutonym Nêhithaw
hasCulturalTradition beadwork
drumming
hide tanning
powwow dancing
hasExonym Plains Cree
hasOralTradition Cree oral literature
historicalEconomy fur trade participation
languageFamily Algonquian languages
locatedIn Canada
North American Plains
linked to: Great Plains
partOf Algonquian-speaking peoples
linked to: Algonquian peoples
practices storytelling traditions
sun dance
sweat lodge ceremonies
relatedGroup Rock Cree
Swampy Cree
Woods Cree
religion Cree spiritual beliefs
animism
selfDesignationOf Plains Cree
subgroupOf Cree people
linked to: Cree peoples
traditionalHousing tipi
traditionalRegion Alberta
Manitoba
Prairie provinces of Canada
linked to: Western Canada

Saskatchewan
traditionalSubsistence bison hunting
fishing
gathering
usesLanguage Plains Cree language
linked to: Plains Cree
writingSystem Cree syllabics
Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plains Cree autonym Nêhithaw
Woods Cree autonym nīhithaw
linked to: Nêhithaw
Nêhithaw hasAutonym Nêhithaw