Cree peoples

Cree peoples appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Canada and the Subarctic (North America) from c. 1000 CE to the present, a span of 1,025 years. Its people spoke North American families languages (Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan).

Algonquian-speaking hunters spread from Quebec to Alberta, the largest First Nations group in Canada. They became the main partners of the Hudson's Bay Company in the fur trade.

See Cree peoples on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 1000 CE to the present

Duration

1,025 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Canada and the Subarctic, North America

Language family

North American families

Events in North America during its time

• 1000 Norse reach Vinland
• 1050 Cahokia grows into a city
• 1276 The Great Drought
• 1497 John Cabot reaches Newfoundland
• 1540 De Soto and Coronado expeditions
• 1607 Jamestown founded
• 1608 Champlain founds Quebec
• 1680 Pueblo Revolt

Neighbours in North America

• United States 1776 CE to the present
• New France 1534 to 1763 CE
• Thirteen Colonies 1607 to 1776 CE
• Norse Greenland c. 985 to 1450 CE
• Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company) 1670 to 1870 CE
• Comanche empire (Comancheria) c. 1706 to 1875 CE
• Dominion of Canada 1867 to 1982 CE
• British North America 1763 to 1867 CE
• French Louisiana 1682 to 1762 CE
• Russian America 1799 to 1867 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe

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