Cree
noun
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Crees
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pluralof Cree.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For third-year engineering student Michelle Crees, there is a lack of clarity over what to expect over the coming weeks.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
A respected figure among the Crees, his Indigenous community, the tallyman made sure there were enough animals and other resources in the trapline for current and future generations.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
Over the years, the Crees have pushed for greater protection of their traditional territory in northern Quebec, which are mostly on provincial lands.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
Says Ian Goodman, a Boston-based environmental consultant who has advised the Crees: "It's like a giant science experiment to see what happens to an area as large as New England, New York and Pennsylvania combined."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Crees and the Assiniboines were in one coulee, the Piegans in another, and the Blackfeet and Bloods in a third.
From The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west by John Maclean
