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CREE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

The Crees are the largest group of First Nations in Canada. They live in areas extending from Alberta to Quebec.

OBS

The Crees are divided in three major groups: the Plains Crees, Woods Crees and Swamp Crees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Les Cris forment le groupe autochtone le plus nombreux au Canada. Ils occupent un territoire qui s'étend de l'Alberta au Québec.

OBS

On divise les Cris en trois grands groupes : les Cris des Plaines, les Cris des Bois et les Cris des Marais.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
OBS

An Algonquian language spoken by the Cree living in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Montana.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
  • Arts et culture autochtones
OBS

Langue algonquine parlée par les Cris qui vivent en Ontario, au Manitoba, en Saskatchewan, au Québec et au Montana.

Spanish

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