1. The Early First Nations Peoples of Eastern Canada

2. Guided Inquiry Question
Who were the early First Nations peoples of Eastern Canada
Learning Goals:
1. We are learning about various First Nations living in Eastern Canada before they had contact with European settlers.
2. We are learning to create maps and look at maps showing original settlement locations of First nations peoples.

3. Introduction
First Nations peoples of the past depended on the environment to survive
The climate, vegetation and natural resources of the land determined the ways they survived
Let’s take a look at some of the major groups of First Nation peoples

4. Aboriginal regions

5. Eastern Woodlands Peoples
Lived on land near Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Atlantic coast and the Ohio River
Rolling hills and valleys of this region covered in hardwood forests and included many lakes, rivers and streams
Climate was warm in summer, cold in winter
Some people included Alqonguin-speaking nations such as Mi’kmaq, Odawa, Algonquin, Ojibwa and Wiskarini
Also Iroquoian-speaking farmers who grew corn, beans and squash and hunting (e.g., Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Erie, Wendat, Petun, etc. )

6. Eastern Subarctic Peoples
Lived in boreal forests of Easter Subarctic
Forested area from east coast of newfoundland to north-central area of Saskatchewan
Climate: simmers were warm and dry, while winters were long, cold and snowy
Forests were home to Moose, elk, deer, rabbits and caribou (animals would move with seasons, people would follow)
Included Cree, Ojibwa, Beothuk and Innu

7. Arctic Peoples
Lived on flat, treeless land in northernmost regions of Canada (islands of Arctic Ocean)
In some places, ground is frozen all year
People where hunters who used every natural resource to survive
People included Labrador, Hudson Bay and Baffin Island Inuit east of Hudson Bay