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The Willow Cree are a sub-group of the Plains Cree tribe located today in the geographic regions of the
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in 1876. With adjoining reserves, the two bands have since merged into a single First Nation. The Cree name for this combined reserve is
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The nation is named for Willow Cree Chiefs Beardy (
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1084:Keeseekoose
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784:Peepeekisis
714:Little Pine
669:Ahtahkakoop
343:26 November
143:Off reserve
113:Willow Cree
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894:Black Lake
839:Canoe Lake
729:Poundmaker
689:Sweetgrass
624:Spiritwood
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999:One Arrow
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719:Lucky Man
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