Crees
Meaning
An Algonquin tribe of Indians, inhabiting a large part of British America east of the Rocky Mountains and south of Hudson's Bay.
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The name Peace River itself is the monument of a successful effort on the part of the Company to bring about a better understanding between the Crees and the Beavers.
Several communities are located near or alongside James Bay, including a number of Aboriginal communities such as the Kashechewan First Nation and nine communities affiliated with the Crees of northern Quebec.
But the reclamation of culture, ceremony and spiritual practices is the story that must now take centre stage, says Cree Elder Matthew Mukash, a former Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees.
Crees have seen plenty of stories of drop-outs and difficulties in seeing the graduation rates go upward instead of down.
“This is what happens when you don’t listen to Indigenous people,” said Bosum, the head of the Grand Council of the Crees.