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Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.  
Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.  


See also [[Chippewa-Cree Indians|Chippeewa-Cree Indians]]  
See also [[Chippewa-Cree Indians|Chippeewa-Cree Indians]]  
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=== Tribal Headquarters  ===
=== Tribal Headquarters  ===


Numerous throughout[[First Nations of Canada|Canada]]. Only one in Montana. The Cree are northern Ojibwa's. Their territory or districts were located primarily in Canada. There is no one capitol or headquarters for the Cree in general. Their largest communities which you might want to refer to as headquarters are Moosone, Moose Factory, and Chisasibi. All look like cities. Chisasibi has a population of over 4,000. Other large Cree settlements are Cross Lake and Norway House. However, they don't have the appearance of towns.  
There are numerous headquarters throughout [[First Nations of Canada|Canada]]. Only one in Montana. The Cree are northern Ojibwa's. Their territory or districts were located primarily in Canada. There is no one capitol or headquarters for the Cree in general. Their largest communities which you might want to refer to as headquarters are Moosone, Moose Factory, and Chisasibi. All look like cities. Chisasibi has a population of over 4,000. Other large Cree settlements are Cross Lake and Norway House. However, they don't have the appearance of towns.  


=== History  ===
=== History  ===
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Assigned to the [[Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation (Montana)|Rocky Boy Reservation]] with the Chippewa tribe in 1916.  
Assigned to the [[Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation (Montana)|Rocky Boy Reservation]] with the Chippewa tribe in 1916.  


The tribe was ravaged by tuberculosis, flu, measels, whooping cough and bronchitis during 1920-1940.  
The tribe was ravaged by tuberculosis, flu, measles, whooping cough and bronchitis during 1920-1940.  


=== Brief Time Line  ===
=== Brief Time Line  ===
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'''1611:''' First non-Indian contact with Henry Hudson  
'''1611:''' First non-Indian contact with Henry Hudson  


'''Late 1600's:''' Cree were trading with colonist and the Hudson Bay Company which had set up post at the mouth to the Nelson, Moose and Albany rivers.  
Late 1600's: Cree were trading with colonist 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  
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 Indians|Blackfeet]], these relations were maintained until 1790-1810 when the relation broke down  
1700's: Trade relations with the [[Blackfeet Indians|Blackfeet]], these relations were maintained until 1790-1810 when the relation broke down  


'''1800:''' Missionaries convert many to Christianity  
1800: Missionaries convert many to Christianity  


The Cree traded with both the English and the French  
The Cree traded with both the English and the French  


'''1840: '''Intertribal war with the Blackfeet, Dakota, [[Crow Indians|Crow]], [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Nez Perce Indians|Nez Perce]] and [[Flathead Indians|Flathead]]  
1840: Inter-tribal war with the Blackfeet, Dakota, [[Crow Indians|Crow]], [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Nez Perce Indians|Nez Perce]] and [[Flathead Indians|Flathead]]  


'''1860:''' population of the Plains Cree numbered 12,500  
1860: Population of the Plains Cree numbered 12,500  


'''1881:''' Buffalo herds deminished; the tribe near of starvation  
1881: Buffalo herds diminished; the tribe near of starvation  


'''1899:''' population 6,807  
1899: Population 6,807  


'''1916: '''assigned with the Chippewa to the [[Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation (Montana)|Rocky Boy's Reservation]] in Montana  
1916: Assigned with the Chippewa to the [[Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation (Montana)|Rocky Boy's Reservation]] in Montana  


'''1920-1940:''' Many die from tuberculosis, flu, measles, whooping cough and bronchitis<br>  
1920-1940: Many die from tuberculosis, flu, measles, whooping cough and bronchitis<br>  


=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===
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*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]  
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]  
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
=== Agencies ===
[[Upper_Missouri_Indian_Agency|Upper Missouri Agency]]
=== Superintendencies ===
[[St._Louis_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|St. Louis Superintendency]]


=== Important Websites  ===
=== Important Websites  ===


=== For Further Reading ===
=== For Further Reading ===


==== Cree  ====
==== Cree  ====


*Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A.M. University Press, c1998. {{FHL|Book 970.1 C197p}}
*Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A.M. University Press, c1998. {{FSC|Book 970.1 C197p}}


==== General  ====
==== General  ====
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=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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