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Chapter 4 - Lesson 2 Through the Centuries
Canada
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Canada’s Early People pg 142 - 143
Canada’s first people are believed to have come from Asia The people are believed to have come over the same land bridge the early Native Americans came to the U.S. from
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Canada’s Early People pg 142 - 143
Descendants – a person who is descended from a certain ancestor; children’s children People that stayed in Canada became known as Native Canadians The first migration over the land bridge took place 25,000 years ago and the second migration to Canada happened about 5,000 years ago These people settled the most Northern parts of Canada, their descendants became known as the Inuit people Today descendants of the Inuit people live in the Arctic Islands region of Canada
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Canada’s Early People pg 142 - 143
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Canada’s Early People pg 142 - 143
The Inuit people were not the only early settlers of Canada Some early settlers made their homes in the Appalachian region, the St. Lawrence Lowlands, and the Southern Canadian Shield These people included the Algonkins, Hurons, Iroquois, Ojibwas, and the Ottawas Each of the tribes spoke different languages and followed different customs, yet they shared a common natural resource – trees These people used wood and tree bark to make shelters, boats and weapons interacted with one another through trade
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Canada’s Early People pg 142 - 143
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Canada’s Early People pg 142 - 143
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Canada’s Early People pg 142 - 143
Unlike the Eastern regions of Canada with the abundance of trees, the Interior Plains was scarce of trees but had many prairies The peoples living in this region were the Assiniboines and the Blackfeet The natural resource of these tribes was the buffalo or bison They used the bison for many things including food, shelter, clothes, weapons and tools
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Canada’s Early People pg 142 - 143
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How did different groups of Native Canadians adapt to the conditions of their environment?
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Remember descendants
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