Mountaineers
mountaineer The southern half of the country is occupied by the Montagnais or Mountaineers, a branch of the Cree family. Their dialect is near enough to the Cree to permit convenient intercourse. The Nascaupees, who hunt northward into the barrens, are properly Swampy Crees, who very possibly left t...
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| Summary: | mountaineer The southern half of the country is occupied by the Montagnais or Mountaineers, a branch of the Cree family. Their dialect is near enough to the Cree to permit convenient intercourse. The Nascaupees, who hunt northward into the barrens, are properly Swampy Crees, who very possibly left their ancient home south-west of Hudson Bay to escape the Iroquois incursions of two or three centuries ago. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JUN 1970 JH JUN 1970 Used I and Sup Used I Not used |
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