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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indians of Montana|Indians of Montana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Cree Indians '' | |||
See also [[Chippewa-Cree Indians|Chippeewa-Cree Indians]] | See also [[Chippewa-Cree Indians|Chippeewa-Cree Indians]] | ||
=== Tribal Headquarters === | === Tribal Headquarters === | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
Contact with the non-Indians | Contact with the non-Indians occurred early in the 1600's. By the late 1600's the tribe was trading with the colonist and the Hudson Bay Company which had trading posts on the Nelson, Moose and Albany rivers.Trade was established with both the French and British. | ||
In the 1730's the tribe moved to the prairies, tribal leaders wanted the tribe to be independent and less dependent on the trading post. The prairies were inhabited by the Assiniboin who became their ally. | In the 1730's the tribe moved to the prairies, tribal leaders wanted the tribe to be independent and less dependent on the trading post. The prairies were inhabited by the Assiniboin who became their ally. | ||
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The tribe had inter tribal conflicts and war with Blackfeet, Crow, Cheyenne, Dakota, Flathead and Nez Perce tribes. | The tribe had inter tribal conflicts and war with Blackfeet, Crow, Cheyenne, Dakota, Flathead and Nez Perce tribes. | ||
By 1881 the buffalo herds had | By 1881 the buffalo herds had diminished leaving the tribe near starvation. | ||
Assigned to the Rocky Boy Reservation with the Chippewa tribe in 1916. | Assigned to the Rocky Boy Reservation with the Chippewa tribe in 1916. | ||