Woods Cree

E131371

Woods Cree are a subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the forested regions of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba and speaking a distinct dialect of the Cree language.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Woods Cree canonical 9
Northern Cree 1
Woodland Cree 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cree subgroup
First Nations people
Indigenous people
autonym nīhithaw
linked to: Nêhithaw

nīhithawak
country Canada
culturalArea Subarctic cultural area
culturalLanguageFeature use of th-series consonants in Cree
dialectOf Cree language
endonymLanguageName nīhithawīwin
environment coniferous forest
lake and river systems
ethnicGroupOf Canada
governedUnder Canadian Indian Act
linked to: Indian Act
historicalLifestyle semi-nomadic
ISO639-3Code cwd
language Woods Cree dialect
languageFamily Algonquian languages
languageOf Cree language continuum
linked to: Cree language
peopleGroup nēhiyaw (Cree) people
linked to: Cree peoples
primaryProvince Manitoba
Saskatchewan
recognizedAs First Nations band members
region Prairie Provinces
linked to: Western Canada

Subarctic Canada
linked to: Subarctic region
relatedEthnicGroup Atikamekw
James Bay Cree
Plains Cree
Rock Cree
Swampy Cree
religion Christianity
Cree spiritual traditions
subgroupOf Cree people
linked to: Cree peoples
traditionalHousing log cabin
tipi
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
trapping
traditionalTerritory boreal forest region
northern Manitoba
northern Saskatchewan
treatyRelationship Numbered Treaties in Canada
linked to: Numbered Treaties

Treaty 10
Treaty 6
Treaty 8
writingSystem Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Cree hasSubgroup Woods Cree
Cree language macrolanguageOf Woods Cree
Cree peoples linguisticVariety Woods Cree
Cree peoples notableSubgroup Woodland Cree
linked to: Woods Cree
Plains Cree relatedGroup Woods Cree
Swampy Cree relatedEthnicGroup Woods Cree
Nēhiyawēwin hasDialect Woods Cree
Nēhiyawēwin hasDialect Northern Cree
linked to: Woods Cree
Ininīmowin hasDialect Woods Cree