Plains Cree
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The Plains Cree are an Algonquian-speaking First Nations people who traditionally inhabited the northern Great Plains of Canada. Their economy was centered on bison hunting and gathering wild plants. After acquiring horses and firearms, they became more militaristic than the Woodland Cree, engaging in raids and warfare against other Plains peoples. The Plains Cree were organized into independent bands, each with its own chief, and had a military system that united warriors from all bands. Religion and ceremonies were important for success in war and hunting. The term "Cree" itself is derived from a French adaptation of an Ojibwa name for a specific band.1
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