Native American people of eastern Canada (4)

I believe the answer is:

cree

(Other definitions for cree that I've seen before include "Native American; rhymes with French cheese" , "North American Indian" , "Member of an Algonquian people of central Canada" , "tribe" , "American Indians" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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