Editing Cree (section)

===Woodland Cree===
{{further|Woodland Cree}}

====Rocky Cree ({{lang|cr-Latn|Asinīskāwithiniwak}})====
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title= The Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Ithiniwak |url= https://sixseasonsproject.ca/ | website=[[SSHRC]] |publisher=[[The University of Winnipeg]] |date= 24 August 2023}}</ref>
{{Location map many |Canada Manitoba |caption=Rocky Cree communities in Manitoba
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|coordinates2={{coord|54.5500|-95.1949}} |label2=[[Bunibonibee Cree Nation|Bunibonibee]] |position2=top
|coordinates3={{coord|54.3414|-94.2753}} |label3=[[God's Lake First Nation|God's Lake]] |position3=right
|coordinates4={{coord|54.5011|-94.0323}} |label4=[[Manto Sipi Cree Nation|Manto Sipi]] |position4=bottom
|coordinates5={{coord|54.3732|-97.4648}} |label5=[[Cross Lake First Nation|Cross Lake]] |position5=left
|coordinates6={{coord|55.4700|-98.5318}} |label6=[[Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation|Nisichawayasihk]] |position6=right
|coordinates7={{coord|56.78177|-98.92874}} |label7=[[O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation|Mosakahiken]] |position7=right
|coordinates20={{coord|49.5340|-97.0847}} |label20=Winnipeg |position=top |mark20=Black pog.svg 
}}
The Keewatin Tribal Council, described under Swampy Cree, also represents Rocky Cree First Nations in Manitoba.<ref>{{cite web |title=Keewatin Tribal Council|url=http://www.ktc.ca/|website=Keewatin Tribal Council|date= 24 Aug 2023}}</ref> The [[Barren Lands First Nation]] is located on the north shore of [[Reindeer Lake]] close to the Saskatchewan border. It has one reserve, Brochet 197, {{convert|256|km}} northwest of Thompson, adjoining the village of [[Brochet, Manitoba|Brochet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Barren Lands |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=308&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The [[Bunibonibee Cree Nation]] is located along the eastern shoreline of [[Oxford Lake]] at the headwaters of the [[Hayes River]]. The Nation controls several reserves with the main reserve being Oxford House 24 adjacent to the community of [[Oxford House, Manitoba]], {{convert|160|km}} southeast of Thompson.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bunibonibee Cree Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=301&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[God's Lake First Nation]] is located in the [[God's Lake Narrows]] area on the shore of [[God's Lake]]. The main reserve is God's Lake 23, {{convert|240|km}} southeast of Thompson.<ref>{{cite web |title=God's Lake 23 |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06444&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The [[Manto Sipi Cree Nation]] also live on God's Lake in the community of God's River on the God's River 86A reserve,<ref>{{cite web |title=Manto Sipi Cree Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=302&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> about {{convert|42|km}} northeast of God's Lake Narrows. All of the Rocky Cree communities of Keewatin Tribal Council are remote; only connected via air and ice road during winter months.

Five of the Swampy Cree Tribal Council First Nations contain Rocky Cree populations: [[Chemawawin Cree Nation]], [[Mathias Colomb First Nation]], [[Misipawistik Cree Nation]], [[Mosakahiken Cree Nation]], [[Opaskwayak Cree Nation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Swampy Cree Tribal Council|url=https://swampycree.com/|website=Swampy Cree Tribal Council|date= 24 August 2023}}</ref>

In Saskatchewan, the Prince Albert Grand Council, described under Swampy Cree, also has Rocky Cree members.<ref>{{cite web |title= Prince Albert Grand Council |url=https://www.pagc.sk.ca/|website=Prince Albert Grand Council|date= 24 August 2023}}</ref> The [[Lac La Ronge First Nation]] is one of the most populous First Nations in Canada with a registered population of 11,604 {{as of|November 2021|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lac La Ronge |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=353&lang=eng}}</ref> The Nation is based in [[La Ronge]] on the [[Lac la Ronge 156]] reserve but has other communities on other reserves.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lac La Ronge |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=353&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> La Ronge is {{convert|250|km}} north of Prince Albert at the north end of [[Saskatchewan Highway 2]]. The [[Montreal Lake First Nation]], on their reserves of [[Montreal Lake 106]], is on the southern shore of [[Montreal Lake (Saskatchewan)|Montreal Lake]], {{convert|93|km}} north of Prince Albert.<ref>{{cite web |title=Montreal Lake |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=354&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation]] is also a populous First Nation with 11,563 people {{as of|November 2021|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=355&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The Nation has eight communities and controls a large number of reserves; the administrative center is [[Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan]], {{convert|80|km}} northeast of Flin Flon, Manitoba.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=355&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The [[Sturgeon Lake First Nation]] is located on the [[Sturgeon Lake 101]] reserve on the eastern shore of [[Sturgeon Lake (Saskatchewan)|Sturgeon Lake]] about {{convert|29|km}} northwest of Prince Albert.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sturgeon Lake First Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=360&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref>

Not affiliated with any Tribal Council are [[Cross Lake First Nation]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Cross Lake Band of Indians |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=276&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> [[Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=313&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> and [[O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=318&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The [[Cross Lake First Nation]] is a populous Nation with a registered population of 9,138 people {{as of|November 2021|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cross Lake Band of Indians |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNRegPopulation.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=276&lang=eng}}</ref> The Nation is in [[Cross Lake, Manitoba]] on the Cross Lake 19 reserve, {{convert|80|km}} north of Lake Winnipeg.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cross Lake Band of Indians |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=276&lang=eng}}</ref> The [[Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation]] is based in [[Nelson House, Manitoba]] on the Nelson House 170 reserve located {{convert|19|km}} south of Thompson.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation|url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=313&lang=eng|website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]]|publisher=Government of Canada|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The [[O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation]] is located in the settlement of [[South Indian Lake]], {{convert|130|km}} northwest of Thompson.<ref>{{cite web |title=O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=318&lang=eng}}</ref> [[Marcel Colomb First Nation]], listed under Swampy Cree, also has a Rocky Cree population.

====Woods Cree ({{lang|cr-Latn|Sakāwithiniwak / nīhithawak}})====
{{further|Woods Cree}}
The [[Canoe Lake Cree First Nation]] is based in [[Canoe Narrows, Saskatchewan]] on the [[Canoe Lake 165]] reserve.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canoe Lake Cree First Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=394&lang=eng}}</ref> The Nation is a member of the [[Meadow Lake Tribal Council]].<ref name=MLTC>{{cite web |title=MLTC Program Services Inc |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/TCMain.aspx?TC_NUMBER=1120&lang=eng |website=Tribal Council Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref>

The [[Bigstone Cree Nation]] is based in [[Wabasca, Alberta]], about {{convert|100|km}} northeast of Slave Lake, on the [[Wabasca 166A]] reserve.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bigstone Cree Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=458&lang=eng}}</ref> The Nation is not associated with a Tribal Council.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bigstone Cree Nation |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=458&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The Bigstone Cree Nation was divided into two bands in 2010, with one group continuing under the former name, and the other becoming the [[Peerless Trout First Nation]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Clint |last=Buehler |title=Bigstone Cree Overwhelmingly Ratify Major Treaty Settlement |website=First Nations Drum |date=19 March 2010 |url=http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2010/03/bigstone-cree-overwhelmingly-ratify-major-treaty-settlement/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409002032/http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2010/03/bigstone-cree-overwhelmingly-ratify-major-treaty-settlement/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 April 2014}}</ref>

The [[Fort McMurray First Nation]] is located on the reserves [[Gregoire Lake 176]] and [[Gregoire Lake 176A|176A]] located about {{convert|35|km}} southeast of [[Fort McMurray]] near [[Anzac, Alberta]] on [[Gregoire Lake]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fort McMurray #468 First Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=468&lang=eng}}</ref> They are the only Cree member of the [[Athabasca Tribal Council]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Athabasca Tribal Council Limited|url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/TCMain.aspx?TC_NUMBER=1029&lang=eng|website=Tribal Council Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref>

[[Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council]] is based in [[Atikameg, Alberta]] with five members:<ref>{{cite web |title=Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council|url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/TCMain.aspx?TC_NUMBER=1052&lang=eng|website=First Nation Detail|date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The [[Loon River First Nation]] is headquartered in [[Red Earth Creek]] with reserves to the immediate west near [[Loon Lake, Alberta|Loon Lake]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Loon River Cree |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=476&lang=eng}}</ref> The 
[[Lubicon Lake Band]] is based in the settlement of [[Little Buffalo, Alberta|Little Buffalo]], approximately {{convert|80|km}} east of [[Peace River, Alberta|Peace River]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lubicon Lake |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=453&lang=eng}}</ref> The [[Peerless Trout First Nation]] is located in [[Peerless Lake, Alberta|Peerless Lake]] on the [[Peerless Trout 238]] reserve, about {{convert|45|km}} west of Red Earth Creek.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peerless Trout First Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=478&lang=eng}}</ref> [[Whitefish Lake First Nation]] is based in Atikameg, on the western shore of [[Utikuma Lake]] on the [[Utikoomak Lake 155]] reserve, {{convert|61|km}} north of [[High Prairie]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitefish Lake |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=459&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The [[Woodland Cree First Nation]] is located in the hamlet of [[Cadotte Lake]] on the [[Woodland Cree 226]] reserve, {{convert|48|km}} northeast of Peace River.<ref>{{cite web |title=Woodland Cree First Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=474&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref>

[[Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council]], based out of the town of [[Slave Lake]], Alberta is, as the name suggests, a Tribal Council of First Nations surrounding [[Lesser Slave Lake]]. Member Nations include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council|website=Tribal Council Detail|date=14 November 2008|url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/TCMain.aspx?TC_NUMBER=1025&lang=eng}}</ref> The [[Driftpile First Nation]], based in [[Driftpile, Alberta|Driftpile]], on the [[Drift Pile River 150]] reserve, {{convert|70|km}} west of Slave Lake.<ref>{{cite web |title=Driftpile Cree Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=450&lang=eng}}</ref>
The [[Kapawe'no First Nation]] is headquartered at [[Grouard]], which is near [[High Prairie]]. They have six reserves, predominately located west of Lesser Slave Lake.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kapawe'no First Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=452&lang=eng}}</ref> The [[Sawridge First Nation]] is based in Slave Lake and the two reserves, [[Sawridge 150G]] and [[Sawridge 150H|150H]], are adjacent to the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sawridge First Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=454&lang=eng}}</ref> The [[Sucker Creek First Nation]] is based in [[Enilda]], {{convert|10|km}} east of High Prairie, on the [[Sucker Creek 150A]] reserve.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sucker Creek |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=456&lang=eng}}</ref> Finally, the [[Swan River First Nation]], near [[Kinuso]], {{convert|40|km}} west of Slave Lake, controls the [[Swan River 150E]] and [[Assineau River 150F]] reserves.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swan River First Nation |date=14 November 2008 |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=457&lang=eng}}</ref>

The [[Little Red River Cree Nation]] is based out of the settlement of [[John D'Or Prairie]], Alberta, {{convert|48|km}} east of [[Fort Vermilion]], on the [[John D'Or Prairie 215]] reserve.<ref>{{cite web |title=Little Red River Cree Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=447&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> They are a member of the [[North Peace Tribal Council]] based out of [[High Level, Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web |title=North Peace Tribal Council |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/TCMain.aspx?TC_NUMBER=1026&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref>

The [[Mikisew Cree First Nation]] is based in the community of [[Fort Chipewyan]] on the western tip of [[Lake Athabasca]], approximately {{convert|225|km}} north of Fort McMurray.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikisew Cree First Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=461&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> They are not a member of a Tribal Council.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikisew Cree First Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=461&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> Fort Chipewyan, one of the oldest European settlements in Alberta, was established in 1788 by the [[North West Company]] as a fur trading post.<ref>{{CRHP|17705|Fort Chipewyan National Historic Site of Canada}}</ref>

[[Western Cree Tribal Council]] is based out of [[Valleyview, Alberta]]. Cree member Nations are:<ref>{{cite web|title=Western Cree Tribal Council|website=Tribal Council Detail|date=14 November 2008|url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/TCMain.aspx?TC_NUMBER=1030&lang=eng}}</ref> [[Duncan's First Nation]] is based in [[Brownvale]], adjacent to the reserve [[Duncan's 151A]], {{convert|39|km}} southwest of Peace River.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duncan's 151A |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06678&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref> The [[Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation]] is on the [[Sturgeon Lake 154]] reserve, {{convert|10|km}} west of Valleyview.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation |url=https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=455&lang=eng |website=[[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]] |publisher=Government of Canada |date = 14 November 2008}}</ref>