CONTENTS Amazing People 4 Cree Territory 6 Home Life 8 What They Ate 10 Daily Life 12 Made by Hand 16 Spirit Life 18 Storytellers 20 Fighting for Land 22 Back in Time 26 The Cree Today 28 Glossary 31 Online Resources 31 Index 32
AMAZING PEOPLE Hundreds of years ago North America was mostly wild open land Native American tribes lived on the land Each had its own language and customs The Cree KREE are one Native American tribe Many know them for their ceremonies and handmade crafts Let’s learn more about these Native Americans Did You Know The Cree call themselves lyiniwok which means the people in their own language
The Cree language uses its own special characters instead of the English alphabet
