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ᐅᒋᐻᐤ ᓀᐃᔭᐤ | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 5,656 enrolled (3,323 per the 2010 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Montana) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Cree, Ojibwe | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism, Methodism, Midewiwin | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ottawa, Potawatomi and other Algonquian peoples |
The Chippewa Cree Tribe (Officially in Cree: ᐅᒋᐻᐤ ᓀᐃᔭᐤ, romanized: ocipwêw nêiyaw)[2][3] is a federally recognized tribe on the Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana who are descendants of Cree who migrated south from Canada and Chippewa (Ojibwe) who moved west from the Turtle Mountains in North Dakota in the late nineteenth century. The two different peoples spoke related but distinct Algonquian languages.
This tribe is the southernmost Cree tribe in North America.[4]
Rocky Boy Indian Reservation is located in Hill and Chouteau counties in northeastern Montana, about 40 miles (64 km) from the Canada–United States border. It has a total land area of 171.4 square miles (443.9 km2), which includes extensive off-reservation trust lands. The population was 3,323 at the 2010 census.[5] The Bureau of Indian Affairs' Labor Force Report of 2005 reported 5,656 enrolled members of the tribe.
- ^ "Census shows growth at 4 Montana reservations". Independent Record. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Montana Department of Justice, Official Tribally issued license plate of Chippewa Cree TribeLink
- ^ Official Facebook account of the Tribal government, the Header Link
- ^ McNeel, Jack. “10 Things You Should Know about the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy Reservation.” Indian Country Today. Indian Country Today, October 13, 2016. Link.
- ^ "Census shows growth at 4 Montana reservations". helenair.com/Independent Record. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.