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Refers to the culture and style of the Cree, a major Algonquian-speaking First Nations tribe, whose domain included a large area from east of the Hudson and James bays to as far west as Alberta and the Great Slave Lake in what is now Canada. Originally inhabiting a smaller area, they expanded rapidly in the 17th and 18th centuries acquiring firearms through the fur trade, although wars with the Dakota Sioux and Blackfoot, and a severe smallpox epidemic, greatly reduced their numbers. The name Cree is a truncated form of Kristineaux, a French adaptation of the self-name of the James Bay band.

Referencias bibliográficas

  1. Aguirre, Isabel Margarita, "Los primeros americanos y sus descendientes", Editorial Antártica, Chile, Santiago, 1988, p. 447
  2. Brookfield, Karen, "La escritura", Santillana, S.A., España, Madrid, 1994, p. 19

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