Crees

The Dakotas called the Crees "Mastincapi" -- Rabbits.

Legends of the Northwest Hanford Lennox Gordon 1878

The Dakotas called the Crees "Mastincapi" -- Rabbits.

The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems Hanford Lennox Gordon 1878

Of these, the Crees are the quietest and most inoffensive; they inhabit the woody country surrounding Hudson Bay; dwell in tents; never go to war; and spend their time in trapping, shooting, and fishing.

Hudson Bay 1859

To describe the leading peculiarities of some of these tribes, particularly those called Crees, will be my object in the present chapter.

Hudson Bay 1859

The Crees are the principal tribe of the plain Indians, and it is for me a pleasant duty to be here to-day and receive the welcome I have from them.

The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto Alexander Morris 1857

[35] The Crees are the Knisteneaux of Alexander Mackenzie.

The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems Hanford Lennox Gordon 1878

In this list I have put in italics the names of the tribes more important in history, and in capitals the principal group names.] [Footnote 5: Kinistino, Kiristineaux, Kilistino; called "Crees" or

Pioneers in Canada Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892

In their shrinking domain the Crows endured permanent war, fighting for survival against the Tetons, who pressured them from the east, and the Blackfeet, Assiniboines, and Crees, who attacked from the north.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

Having lived with the Crees and the Inuits, I could relate well to his own experiences with the different native people he has met.

Link love: language (6) 2009

After supper, when the Crees and voyageurs had rolled into their blankets, snoring, the two men lingered by the dying fire.

IN THE FOREST OF THE NORTH 2010