Indigenous
Refers to the indigenous people of Canada's North
Inuit
They were the first Europeans to make their way to North America
The Vikings "(Norsemen)
This was a prosperous, self-sustaining French colony on the Bay of Fundy in and around the Annapolis River Valley
Acadia
He is considered the father of confederation - Canada's first PM
John A MacDonald
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery has the oldest Wolastquyik one of these
Birch Bark Canoe
An indigenous group descended from First Nations women and French fur traders
Metis
He sailed for England and found plentiful fishing off Newfoundland's Grand Banks
John Cabot
This city on the St. Lawrence River was the capital of New France and the centre of French empire in North America until 1759
Quebec City
This was the final province to join confederation, in 1949
Newfoundland & Labrador
This refers to a chain of treaties signed between the British Crown and Wabanaki First Nations in the 18th century
Peace & Friendship Treaties
The name of the this first nations confederacy means "people of the dawn"
Wabanaki
Local Peskotomuhgati helped him and some of his men survive a brutal winter on St. Croix Island
Samuel de Champlain
England granted this tract of land to the newly established the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670
Rupert's Land
Inuit land claims agreements between 1993 and 1999 created this territory
Nunavut
He was a world famous woodcarver from BC. His sculptures include totem poles and dugout canoes
Bill Reid
This group of indigenous people existed in Newfoundland and were killed off entirely by the late 1800's, mostly from communicable diseases brought by settlers
The Beothuk
He was governor of Halifax. Responsible for issuing the infamous "scalping proclamation"
Edward Cornwallis
These British territories declared independence on July 4, 1776
The Thirteen Colonies
These were the first four provinces to join Confederation
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
This conflict brought thousands of Loyalists to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
The American Revolutionary War
Three indigenous groups found in New Brunswick
Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, Peskotomukahtiyik
Jacques Cartier
After this conflict the British gained near complete control of North America
The Seven Years War
He was a prominent Metis leader who formed a provisional government in Manitoba and negotiated terms for Manitoba joining Canada
Louis Riel
This First Nation constructed massive dugout canoes from ancient cedar trees for intercoastal travel
Haida