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See also [[Chippewa- | See also [[Chippewa-Cree Indians|Chippeewa-Cree Indians]] | ||
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== History == | |||
== | === Brief Time Line === | ||
'''1611:''' First non-Indian contct with Henry Hudson | |||
''' | '''Late 1600's:''' Cree were trading with cononist and the Hudson Bay Company which had set up post at the mouth to the Nelson, Moose and Albany rivers. | ||
''' | '''1730:''' Removed to the prairies, making them less dependent on the trading post. They took over land held by the Assinboin, The Assiniboin became their principal ally | ||
''' | '''1700's:''' trade relations with the Blackfeet, these relations were maintained until 1790-1810 when the relation broke down | ||
''' | '''1800:''' Missionaries convert many to Christianity | ||
The Cree traded with both the English and the French | |||
'''1840: '''Intertribal war with the Blackfeet, Dakota, Crow, Cheyenne, Nez Perce and Flathead | |||
''' | '''1860:''' population of the Plains Cree numbered 12,500 by | ||
''' | '''1881:''' Buffalo herds deminished; the tribe near of starvation | ||
''' | '''1899:''' population 6,807 | ||
'''1916: '''assigned with the Chippewa to the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana | '''1916: '''assigned with the Chippewa to the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana | ||
'''1920-1940:''' Many die from tuberculosis, flu, measles, whooping cough and bronchitis | '''1920-1940:''' Many die from tuberculosis, flu, measles, whooping cough and bronchitis | ||
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== Tribal Headquarters == | |||
== Records == | |||
== | == Important Websites == | ||
== References == | |||
== Bibliography == | |||
== Bibliography == | |||