Interior Plains
This large animal was essential to the survival of the Blackfoot and Cree, providing food, clothing, and tools.
What is the bison?
Indigenous people in the Great Lakes region used this type of transportation to move along lakes and rivers, often made from birch bark or hollowed-out logs.
What are canoes?
What were the shelters in the Canadian Shield made of? (3)
What is wood, bark, and animal hides?
These two Indigenous groups lived in the Interior Plains and relied on bison for their way of life.
Who are the Blackfoot and the Cree?
These types of homes, common in the Great Lakes region, were made to house many families together and were covered with bark or thatch.
What are long houses?
Women gathered food and took care of children, while men did these two things to help the community survive.
What are hunting and fishing?
Before horses were introduced, Indigenous groups used these wooden frames, pulled by dogs, to carry goods.
What is a travois?
Indigenous people in the Great Lakes region decorated their clothing with these intricate designs, which had special meanings and reflected their culture. (2)
What is beadwork & quill work?
This hunting technique involved driving bison off cliffs to efficiently gather food and resources.
What is a buffalo jump?
Summer clothing was made out of this material
What is woven plant fibre?
This Indigenous group, known for their confederacy, lived around Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe in present-day Ontario.
Who are the Huron?
Name three different materials that Indigenous people of the Interior Plains used to make tools, and one tool they made from each material.
What are stone (knives/scrapers), bone (needles), and wood (bows and arrows)?
Indigenous people made tools from these materials, which helped them hunt, fish, farm, and build things.
(4)
What are stone, bone, antlers, and wood?
This is one province the Dene lived in.
Northwest Territories