Cree Indians
The Cree indians are a big tribe of Native Americans who lived in parts of North America. They also stayed in the Rocky Mountains and places along the Atlantic Coast. The Cree indians heavily populated Quebec and Saskatchewan in Canada. Between Canada and the United States, there are about 200,000 (registered) Cree indians. The number may be a little higher for those that are not registered.
There are several bands of Cree Indians. The bands include the James Bay Cree, Woodland Cree, Plain Cree Indians, etc. James Bay Cree indians are one of the few nations that still rely on traditional hunting and fishing for food. In the last several decades, their ways of living have been jeopardized by hydroelectric projects and many of their land was lost when hydroelectric dams were built in the James Bay area. Cree Indians that lived in the forested land further to the North and East are known as the Woodland Cree. Cree Indians from prairie regions are known to be the Plain Crees.
In Canada, there are about 135 different bands of Cree Indians. The Cree indians have their own political system, schools, government, police, etc. All the members that choose to stay on the reservations must abide by their
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The meat from the buffalo was dried or cooked and made into soup. They also hunted deer, rabbits, elk, wolves, coyotes and prairie chickens. Women often collected berries to eat, also. Pemmican was made by cutting the buffalo meat into strips, hung to dry and pounded into shreds with a rock or stone. It was then mixed with hot buffalo fat and berries, poured into a bag and left to cool. They used bows and arrows and spears to hunt their food. Buffalo was plentiful, so they were hunted often. Elk and moose were only hunted occasionally and not as often as buffalo. Coyotes, lynx, wolves and rabbits were mostly caught with traps. It was a great reward to them to catch an eagle and get the feathers from
This paper will discuss the Native American culture and briefly review their history, some beliefs and roles in society today. A short description into their culture with References will be used to show how Native Americans have been affected throughout hundreds of years. The trauma this culture endured has created many barriers, yet one often seen today is their extreme problem with the disease of Alcoholism. The Native American culture has gone through endless struggles, which has cost them to lose so much and still continues to impact them today. They are slowly moving back toward getting benefits that should have been available long ago, but in today’s world Native Americans still battle with many barriers not only in society, but in getting appropriate treatment for mental health or addiction issues.
There was a section of my tribe that moved to Moosehead Lake, They were popularly known as Moosehead Lake Indians. The Penobscot Indians of this tribe always encountered navigators before the middle of the 17th century. My tribe was often visited by French navigators and fishermen from the Great Bank and that they built there before 1555 a fort or settlement. When more thorough exploration began in the 17th century my Penobscot chief, known as Bashaba (a term probably equivalent to head-chief), seems to have had primacy over all the New England tribes southward to the Merrimac. After the war my tribe joined our emigrant tribesmen in Canada, and they now constitute the only important body of Indians remaining in New England excepting the Passamaquoddy. My tribes count in numbers estimates within the present century give them from 300 to 400 souls. They now number about 410.
They are mostly meat eaters because of the location the Haida, Iroquois, and Inuit had. The Inuit, Haida, and Iroquois ate sea animals like fish, seals, etc. and land animals like birds polar bears, etc. In the article www.firstpeopleofcanada.com it states that the inuit tribe, Haida tribe, and the Iroquois tribe mostly were meat eaters due to their location.
McClurken, J. M. (2009). Our people, our journey: the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press.
They would canoe in the rivers to obtain fish, and they would also eat other meats and also some plants as well. Cree people today are still hunting. There are approximately 200,000 Cree in Canada. Western Canada is taken up by mountains which limits space. The majority of the Cree people live along Alberta.
(“Métis Culture” para 14). “The Métis had a unique presence in art, music, dances, and storytelling.” (para 7). Their culture was very loud because of all the celebrations and music festivals they had (para 9). Music was a huge part in the culture that was called Red River Jig and it is still known through Canada today (para 10). Woman were talented in their artistic skill so they would make different paintings and sculptures to sell (para 11). They were also known for the beads and jewelry they had on many of the things they wore (para 9). A big part of the culture was their language that was called Michif and was a combination between French nouns and Cree verbs (para
Throughout the history of Canada the indigenous population of the country have been voiceless. They have been both suppressed and oppressed by the Federal and various Provincial governments within Canada. Many organizations tried to provide a voice for the native population but failed in their attempt. These organizations eventually merged together to become what is now known as The Assembly of First Nations. The Assembly of First Nations gives voice to the issues and problems facing the different components of the aboriginal community in Canada.
In the video “Aboriginal Peoples -- It's time”, the main topic of the video is advocating for equity and justice for the aboriginal people. Aboriginal people is a collective name for the original peoples of North America and their descendants. The Canadian constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal peoples: Indians (commonly referred to as First Nations), Métis and Inuit. These are three distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs. More than 1.4 million people in Canada identify themselves as an Aboriginal person, according to the 2011
depended on berries and hunting deer and antelope they had many ways that they could kill and
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The most important food to the Navajo Indians was corn. The corn would come in many colors and could be eaten fresh, or dried and grounded. Many Navajo Indians would raise sheep for meat and wool. One of many favorite foods to the Navajo Indians was Mutton also known as meat for4m sheep....
The Cree people have a rich and diverse history. Through methods of written and oral teachings, a greater understanding of the Cree people and their history has become apparent. In the following, I will highlight portions of Cree history to establish an understanding of such a rich culture. As a guide, I will use ideas highlighted in Jim Kanepetew’s (n.d) teachings of “The Ten Treaty Sticks”. Underlying concepts from “The Ten Treaty Sticks” have implications on both past and current practices of the Cree people. Since a large portion of the final exam is a chronological list of happenings, I will examine and extend the teachings of “The Ten Treaty Sticks” and how these align with teachings throughout the course. Using “The Ten Treaty Sticks” as a guide, I
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