The Métis are the descendants of French or English men who came to work in the fur trade and married Aboriginal women. 30% of Aboriginal peoples in Canada are Métis.

Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language.

Aboriginal people lived in Canada before any immigrants came. The Charter says that it will keep all of the promises in other agreements (treaties) made with the Aboriginal people (e.g. about land ownership).

1800s - 1980s: Schools that the Canadian government put Aboriginal children in. They were far away from parents and Aboriginal communities. Students were not allowed to speak their own languages and some were physically abused. In 2008, the Canadian government apologized for this treatment.

The Constitutional right for Aboriginal peoples to own the land they lived on. In 1763, King George III promised this to Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

Aboriginal peoples who live in small towns and communities across the Arctic. Only 4% of Aboriginal peoples are Inuit.

Aboriginal peoples who are not Inuit or Métis. Half of the First Nations peoples live in reserves.

Land where many Aboriginal Peoples live. The government legally owns this land. There are around 600 of these communities in Canada.

Métis, Inuit, First Nations.

People who lived in Canada before Europeans arrived. At the time, native peoples lived off the land, hunted, gathered food, and raised crops.

Cree, Dene, Iroquois, Sioux

Native peoples who lived in the northwest part of Canada. They were hunter-gatherers.

85%.

Over 50%.

Aboriginal peoples were allowed to vote.

A famous Inuit artist. She made modern Inuit art, like prints and soapstone sculptures.

The "Father of Manitoba". He fought with the Métis of Red River against Canada for taking over their land near Winnipeg. He was later sentenced and killed for fighting against Canada.

The Métis' greatest military leader.

A pole carved from a tree, with Aboriginal cultural symbols. Totem poles were often created by Aboriginal peoples living on the Pacific Northwest coast.

Native peoples who hunted and farmed. The enemies of the Algonquin, Montagnais, and Huron.

Native peoples who were nomadic. They followed the buffalo (bison) herd.

The Iroquois

Manitoba.

A First Nations elected official.

1812 - 1814: A Shawnee Aboriginal chief who helped defend Canada when Canada was fighting against the U.S.A.