FIRST NATIONS LANDBRIDGE THEORY Most widely accepted theory of how North America was first settled First occupants arrived at the end of the last ice age-15 000 years ago Hunters followed animals from Asia to the Americas on a land bridge ( Bering Strait) created by the ice age

FIRST NATIONS LONGHOUSES THE VILLAGE FARMERS IROQUOIANS MATRIARCHY CORN, SQUASH SEDENTARY THE VILLAGE FARMERS

NATIONS / CONFEDERACY ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS

FIRST NATIONS ALGONQUIANS WIGWAMS

HUNTERS FISH CARIBOU

FIRST NATIONS INUIT IGLOO HIDE TENT

INUIT HUNTERS

INUIT TERRITORY

PATRIARCHY CANADIAN SHIELD

SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY BASED MAINLY ON AGRICULTURE PEOPLE ARE SELF-SUFFICIENT-THEY PRODUCE NEARLY ALL THE GOODS AND SERVICES THEY NEED WITH LITTLE OR NO HELP QUESTION: DESCRIBE HOW THE ABORIGINALS ARE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF LIFESTYLE

WHEN GOODS AND SERVICES ARE EXCHANGED BARTER WHEN GOODS AND SERVICES ARE EXCHANGED TRADING ONE PRODUCT FOR ANOTHER WITHOUT THE USE OF MONEY