Transcript Unit 2 Part B Early Canadian History

Unit 2 Part B
Early Canadian History
Economic Empowerment
► Aboriginal
means “living in a land
from the earliest times” – in other
words, the First People of a
region.
► There are three distinct aboriginal
groups in Canada today.
► The Inuit
► First
► The
Nations
first Métis
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The Inuit are the people who settled in the
north. They adapted to the climate and as a
culture, thrived.
The inukshuk may have been used
for navigation, as a point of
reference, a marker for hunting
grounds, or as a food cache. At
Enukso Point on Baffin Island there
are over 100 inuksuit and the area
has been designated one of
Canada's national historic sites.
Inukshuk
Inukshuk
Inukshuk Movie
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The Inuit often lived together in small groups that
moved around frequently. This nomadic lifestyle
allowed them to constantly find food and adequate
materials for shelter.
Often they hunted seal and lived on the ice during the
winter. In summer they lived in tents, fished and
hunted the wild game of the region.
► First
Nations are the first
peoples of the rest of the land
that is now Canada. There are
many First Nations: Mi’kmaq,
Maliseet and Pasamaquoddy
to name a few.
► Question:
How would distinct geographic
factors contribute to the formation of
separate and distinct cultures from tribe to
tribe?
► Needs
and wants: The economy of each nation
was based upon the natural resources that were
available to them.
► Question:
What were some of the key natural
resources available to native peoples in Canada?
► Production:
In the past Native people
made everything they needed by hand.
They became very skilled at using their
resources in an efficient way.
► In
most regions people were nomadic or
traveled through out the year. They often
returned to the same spots for each season.
Although cultures varied from tribe to tribe
the essential beliefs did not. Native people
believed there was a connection between all
living creatures and nature. There were
different ceremonies to give thanks and
show respect for nature.
Read The Creator Visits on pg 29 of your text book
Distribution: In native communities
everyone helped in production and everyone
shared equally in what was produced.
► Some
nations had very clear boundaries for
hunting and fishing and others allowed
everyone to enter and leave as they wanted
to.
Land: In native communities no one owned
the land. To them thinking a person could
own the land was like thinking they could
own the air.
► Even
if some families harvested one area
they did not own it but cared for it on behalf
of the larger group.
Unit 2 Part B
Early Canadian History
Economic Empowerment