Land
What area are bison usually found in.
Open dry areas as a herd.
A ceremony or social gathering used to celebrate heritage.
Powwow
What was the name of their shelter?
Teepee
What do the Cree believe have hidden messages?
dreams.
Where did Jesse grow up as a toddler?
Saskatchewan
What berry was used the most by the Cree?
Saskatoon berry
A ceremony is used for purifying.
Smudging
What are the 3 things they used to travel with?
Canoes, dogs, and horses
What does the little star inhabit?
Cotton tree
What did Jesse tell people he was instead of Indigenous?
What was tobacco used for?
Offerings, prayers, and healing.
Dancers that would dance for several days without food or water during a specific ceremony.
Sun Dancers
What were they all really good at?
Hunting
What does Gitchi Manitou mean?
The Creator
Who was Jesse mainly raised by?
His Grandparents.
What animal is an apex predator in the prairie?
Grizzly bear.
plants that would likely be burned by the plains Cree people in a smudging ceremony.
Sweetgrass, sage
What did their diet mainly consist of?
Bison, wild berries, roots, and vegetables
What does the story Buffalo nation teach?
To be selfless and lead with respect
What did Jesse study in university that got him his Job recovering information about the Cree people?
History.
What was the greater sage grouse dance called?
Dance of Life.
A ceremony preformed by the plains Cree and other interior first nations that involves that gathering of many groups.
Sundance
Name the 5 things that they traded for?
Iron knives, kettles, axes, muskets, and blankets
Why did the snake lose his feet?
Snake was lazy, and the thunderbird was Furious at him for not delivering his message and struck his legs off.
How many people are their in Canada with Cree heritage based on the 2021 census?
223,745 people have Cree heritage (now likely more!)