1. First Nations of Canada Text pages 177 - 190

2. Terminology  Acceptable terminology Aboriginal Inuit Métis First Nation (FN) Indigenous Native _________

3. Who was here first  Not the Europeans: They came in the last 500 years.  Aboriginals, where did they come from?

4. The three indigenous groups  Inuit: Live mostly in the far north.  North American Indian: Live in the southern parts of Canada.  Métis: include people of mixed Aboriginal and European decent. (They were only recognized as of 1982)

5. Respond to the questions at http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/teacher's_kit/activity11_part3.cfm http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/teacher's_kit/activity11_part3.cfm  1.The North American Indian population of Canada is __________ times the Métis and Inuit population combined.  2.Using this table, let’s look at how the three groups are distributed across Canada.

6. The largest number of Inuit people live in ________________, ________________ and _________________________. The Métis are concentrated in the ________________ provinces of Canada. __________________ and ______________________ have the largest North American Indian populations.

7. The treaty making process  Why have treaties? At first to share resources: The French and the British made treaties with the FNs. Over time, the relationship changed drastically.  The British Royal Proclamation of 1763 established 2 importand principles: Land ownership of the FNs must be respected They must be compensated for their land.

8. What went wrong? 1) Many of the treaties proved to be unfair. Wordings were misrepresentative of what the FNs were expecting. Only “status Indians” were allowed rights. The government decided how reserve lands were to be used.

9. 2) Loss of Land and Economic Base (text page 180)

10. 3) Lack of Self Government (text page 181)

11. The Creation of Nunavut  Nunavut means “our land” in Inuktitut  85% of Nunavut is Inuit  As a small minority of the Northwest Territories, they felt that they had little influence over their culture, and economic base.  Yellowknife made most of the decisions  Now Nunavut is self governed. Low education was an issue but is being resolved.

12. Starting on Page 188 of the text, what are the challenges facing Nunavut?