When

When did the society of Cree begin? The Cree society begun long before Canada was founded in 1867. When did it end? The Cree society has not ended, they have evolved, and they continue to have pow-wows and other traditional ceremonies. When were significant key events? When the French missionaries and French traders came to what is now Canada and discovered the Cree, during the fur trade the Cree traded fur with French and in return the Cree received weapons and other survival materials. When was it at its peak? During the time that the French missionaries and French traders arrived. Also during the fur trade with the French. When was it at its worst? The Cree traded furs for such goods as tools and weapons. Beaver fur which was used in Europe to make felt hats, became the most valuable of these furs. The fur trade prospered until the mid-1800s, when fur bearing animals became scarce and silk hats became more popular than felt hats with beaver.

The Cree Pow-Wow