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Define Culture
a learned way of living that is shared by a group of people, including language, beliefs, values, forms of government, arts, recreation and food.
Define Indigenous People
the original inhabitants of descendants of the first people who lived on the land, including First Nations peoples, Inuit, and Metis people of Canada.
Define artifact
an object or remains of an object used by humans or produced by human activity from an earlier time or culture
Define archaeologist
A person who studies the past through digging, or excavating sites and investing any artifacts and remains found.
Define oral tradition
a way of remembering the past through stories and spoken words, rather than in writing; objects to help memory can also be used.
Tell 2 purposes of stories ...
Can pass on cultural knowledge and values, can teach important lessons and entertain. Each time stories are told, listeners might form a deeper understanding.
Why are elders important
They are known as the keepers of their culture stories by keeping stories alive by sharing stories that their Elders had told them. They pass down their peoples history and culture.
What is an igluit
The name of a shelter built from snow and ice by the Inuit
Who were the Haida
They lived in the Pacific Northwest - they lived in this region and fished in the ocean and rivers and hunted sea mammals. They used the wood and bark from the forest for building houses and canoes, and for making tools, containers, and even clothing.
List some items that were traded
medicine, canoes, tools, crops, animal hides, beads
What is the Great Law of Peace
When peace was brought between five nations who became known as Iroquois Confederacy - lays out the rules for how the Confederacy should be run.
Define confederacy
a partnership agreed on by nations or groups of people
Define constitution
the central system of laws by which a nation is governed; these laws are not easily changed
List 3 natural resources
Define Metis
Children born with British and First Nations parents - most had Inuit mothers and European fathers
List the 2 Languages considered official in Canada
English and French
What is the Battle of Seven Oaks
Took place with the North West Company - and they thought that the fur trade was at risk for being taken away - and that the bison would go away.
Define multicultural
having many cultures
List 3 push factors
no employment, lack of food, lack of safety (war), poverty, disasters (tsunamis, earthquakes), war, lack of health care or access to education
List 3 pull factors
education, health care, higher quality of life, employment, safety, family, access to food and services.
Define Immigrant
People who come to Canada today looking for a better life. Many come with few belongings, but many are very well educated
Define Refugee
People who come to Canada seeking safety
Who are some groups of people that were not welcomed in Canada
People from India
Jewish People
Asian People (head tax)
Define census
A survey that is used to gather information about a population, including its size
Define population
the people, animals, or other living things that live in a place -also refers to the number of people living in a place.