The traditional territory of this First Nation was among the first to have contact with Europeans and the first permanent settlement.
Who are the mi'kmaq?
100
These were the very first Europeans to settle and explore North America as we know from ruins left around 1000 CBE.
Who were the Vikings?
200
Among many First Nations, including the Anishnabe, their society was organized into these groups often accourding to family lineages, each with different responsiblities.
What are clans?
200
Disruption of these were the main reason that Europeans began voyages of exploration overseas.
What are trade routes?
300
First Nations negotiated many of these agreements, like the Great Law of Peace, among groupsof nations to act togehter to support each other's interests.
What are alliances?
300
This navigational technology was new to Europeans because they were developed by the Greeks, Arabs, or Chinese.
What is the compass OR what is the astrolabe?
400
Much more than just entertainment, First Nations used these to teach children and to preserve their history.
What are stories?
400
Since Europeans were beginning to realize that the Earth was a globe, he thought he could sail west across the Atlantic Ocean to get to trading ports in the east.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
500
An example of this pattern of land use, the Mi'kmaq traditionally lived close to the coast in summer and in the forest in winter.
What is seasonal movement?
500
He claimed the first land in what would become Newfoundland and began the export of fish to Britain.