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
CREE TERRITORY The people lived in groups called bands Different bands of Cree lived throughout Canada The Woodland Cree lived in the forests of eastern and northern Canada The Plains Cree moved onto the grasslands of Alberta and Saskatchewan
YUKON NUNAVUT NORTHWEST TERRITORIES BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA CANADA MANITOBA SASKATCHEWAN ONTARIO QUEBEC CREE HOMELANDS UNITED STATES N E W S
