1. The Evolution from Self-Sufficiency to Global Trade

2.  Self-sufficiency is the ability to provide for all of your basic needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, water – without relying on anyone else  E.g. Canada’s aboriginal peoples were self- sufficient (hunted/gathered their own food, made the clothes from the skins of the animals they ate, developed skills to make weapons, shelters and tools)

3.  Aboriginals were the first to develop sophisticated trade networks...even before the Europeans arrived  E.g. Huron people in Ontario traded agricultural products with the northern peoples in return for meat, hides and furs

4.  Every developing nation or civilization were self- sufficient at some point in time...as long as they were unaware of goods available from other parts of the world  As cultures came into contact with each other, they found that they had different things to share such as food, materials, crafts and technology  Self-sufficiency became less desirable

5.  As trade developed, providing food for your family became easier...there were more ways to make a living and people began to live longer and healthier lives  Today, there are still groups who have refused to give up their self-sufficiency  ??  Amish, Old Order Mennonite

6.  In the 1960s, many groups rejected the traditional cultural norms (work) and founded communes  These were self-sufficient communities based on the principles of communal property and shared responsibility  Many attempts at communal living were short- lived but there are still communities throughout the world...being self-sufficient

7.  Ecovillages, residential trust lands, communes, student co-ops and urban housing cooperatives  Over 500 intentional communities exist in the world today