Chippewa Cree Tribe

The Chippewa-Cree Indian Tribe is a federally-recognized tribal entity and is primarily associated with the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana.

Cree nation is the largest group in Canada. The tribe had two divisions; Woodland Cree and Plains Cree.

Tribal conflict with the Blackfeet



Brief Timeline
Cree


 * 1611: First non-Indian contact whith Henry Hudson
 * Late 1600's: Cree were trading with colonist and the Hudson Bay Company which had set up post at the mouth of the Nelson, Moose and Albany rivers.
 * 1730: removed to the prairies; making them less dependent on the trading post. They took over land held by the Assiniboin. The Assiniboin became their principal ally
 * 1700"s trade relations with the Blackfee. These relations were maintained until 1790-1810 when the relation broke down.
 * The Cree worked with both the English post and the French post.
 * 1840-: Intertribal war with the Blackfeet, Dakota, Crow, Cheyenne, Nez Perce and Flathead
 * 1860 population of the Plains Cree numbered 12,500 by 1899: 6807
 * 1881: Buffalo hers deminished; the tribe was on edge of starvation.

Reservations
This tribe is primarily associated with the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation in Montana

Tribal Headquarters
Chippewa Cree Tribe RR1 Box 544 Box Elder, Mt. 59521 Phone: 406.395.4478 fax: 406.395.4497 Phone: 406.395.5705 fax: 406.395.5702

Important Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Montana
 * Chippewa Cree Tribe Official Web Site
 * Chippewa Cree Tribe Wikipedia