Cree Tribe

Population

• Originally 200,000
• Current 38,000

Location

• Originally in various parts of North America
• Currently in Montana and parts of Canada

Housing

• Teepees made of buffalo hide
• Wigwams made of birch bark
• 8-12 people per house

Food

• Hunted, fished, farmed, and gathered
• Ate anything from caribuo to seals
• Some grew corn
• Gathered a variety of fruits and nuts

Clothing

• Women wore long dresses with removable sleeves
• Men wore breech cloths and leggings
• Both wore mocassins, cloaks, and had hair in two long braids

Daily Life

• Men hunted, fished and sometimes went to war
• Women took care of children, built homes and gathered plants and herbs

Daily Life Continued

• Teens taught younger children how to hunt and fight
• Elders taught the necessary skills needed to live off the lan

Spiritual Beliefs

• Gods/Spirits: Wisukatcak, The Sun God, The Great Spirit, and the Windingo
• Stories of myth: How the Cree hunted moose
• Ceremonies: Sun Dance, Smoking Spirit ceremony, ect.

Spiritual Beliefs Continued

• Marrige: First they start with a pipe ceromony and then they recieve their mocassins
• Adulthood: They go on a dream walk
• Death: They believed it was witch craft and that they had to avenge thier fallen

Crafts

• Quilling
• Woodcarving
• Colorful bedwork
• Wampum (a kind of currency and also used for religious practices)

Transpotation

• Dog sleds
• Horses ( after the Europeans arrived in the "New World")