Cree Bands

A list of all Cree bands since the late 1500s.  Click here for a chart compiled from the permanent files of HERITAGE DATABANK CONSULTING (Copyright 1994 by J. Fromhold).   If you require more information, we suggest you visit their site. http://fn2.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca/~databank/wntcre.html

The name Cree, comes from "Kristineaux", or "Kri" for short; a name given to Native Americans from the James Bay area by French fur traders.

The Cree language, one of the most widely used North American Indian languages and is spoken in many communities across Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta, Canada. 

The Peter Ballantyne
Cree Nation is one of Canada's most significant bands, being of the top 8 bands in Canada population wise, and the Second largest band in Saskatchewan.