Cree Tribe

Types of Cree Indians

• Western Wood (Woodland) Crees
• Plain Crees

Plain Crees Housing

• Tipis
• Used buffalo hide and sticks
• 12 - 24 feet tall

Woodland Crees Housing

• Wigwams
• Used wooden frames, woven mats, and sheets of birchbark
• 8 - 10 feet tall

Daily Life for Crees

• Women built homes and took care of kids
• Men hunted and fished
• Young girls helped mom around the house
• Young boys went fishing and hunting with dad

Plains Cree Food

• Buffalos
• Fish
• Seals
• Fruits
• Corn
• Nuts

Woodland Cree Food

• Caribo
• Moose
• Elk
• Rabbit
• Bevaer
• Corn
• Friuts
• Nuts

Cree Clothing

• Women and young girls wore long dresses
• Men and young boys wore breech cloth and leggings

Weapons

• Bow and Arrow
• Clubs
• Spears
• Knives

Plain Cree General Information

• Nomadic
• Traveled by canoe
• Mainly hunted

Woodland Cree General Information

• Grew a lot of crops
• Depended on others
• Mainly hunted

Today

• Around 200,000 Crees left
• Live in Canada and northern states of America