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Choose a category to show related flashcards.Skip Navigation LinksThe 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.
The word “Inuit” means...
Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language.
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.
The 3 main Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Métis, Inuit, First Nations.
Native Peoples/Aboriginal Peoples
People who lived in Canada before Europeans arrived. At the time, native peoples lived off the land, hunted, gathered food, and raised crops.
Name 2 aboriginal peoples in Canada
Cree, Dene, Iroquois, Sioux
Native peoples who lived in the northwest part of Canada. They were hunter-gatherers.
The 3 founding peoples of Canada
(1) Aboriginal peoples
(2) The French
(3) The British
One thousand years ago, the Vikings from Iceland came to Newfoundland and Labrador.
Voyageurs / Coureurs des bois
The voyageurs worked for the fur trade companies from Montreal, and were from France. They traveled by canoe and carried trade goods and supplies to exchange for furs.
The Loyalists were settlers who ran away from the United States to settle in Nova Scotia and Quebec.
The Loyalists were loyal to...
The Crown. They wanted to stay loyal to Britain, and did not want to fight in the American Revolution against Britain.
The number of Loyalists who settled in Canada
40000
1755 - 1763: The Acadians were forced to leave Canada, and go to Britain, France, or another British colony.
The descendents of the French settlers in the Maritimes
People who live in Quebec. They have a unique identity and culture.
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.
1534 - 1542: The first European to explore the land where Quebec City and Montreal are today. He made 3 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. He claimed Canadian land for the King of France.
The enemies of the Algonquin, Montagnais, and Huron
The Iroquois
