Cree also so-called as Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi is the dialect continuum of Algonquian languages spoken by about 117,000 people across Canada, from a Northwest Territories to Alberta to Labrador. if considered one language, it is the aboriginal language with the highest number of speakers in Canada. The only region where Cree has all official status is in the Northwest Territories, alongside eight other aboriginal languages. There, Cree is spoken mainly in Fort Smith and Hay River.
Cree has approximately 117,000 documented speakers today. They are still a minority language assumption the leadership of English and French in Canada. There are programs in place to sustains and revitalize the language, though. In the Quebec James Bay Cree community, a resolution was increase into action in 1988 that portrayed Cree the Linguistic communication of education in primary schools and eventually elementary schools.
The Mistissini council decided to require their employees to learn Cree syllabics in 1991.
The Cree School Board now has their annual report available in both English and Cree.
There is a push to increase the availability of Cree stations on the radio.
In 2013, free Cree Linguistic communication electronic books for beginners became available for Alberta language teachers.
The Government of the Northwest Territories releases an annual description on number one Nations languages. The 2016–2017 report qualities successes they pretend had in revitalizing and supporting and projects they are works on. For example, they released a Medicinal Plant help that had information in both Cree and English. An important component of making the guide was input from the elders. Another accomplishment was the dubbing of a movie in Cree. They are works on broadcasting a radio station that "will give listeners music and a voice for our languages".
Joshua Whitehead is one writer who has used the Cree language as component of his poetry.