Treaties
True or false
Treaties were between early settlers and Indigenous Communities.
True
True or False
Early settlers did not think about the land when moving to a new area.
False
True or False
Metis have both First Nation and European settlers.
True
What did early settlers do to produce food? What were the staple things they ate?
What is a settler
Someone who comes to an area to build a community.
Did the treaties (agreements/rules) always work between the groups? Why?
No.
Why did a lot of Irish people move away from their home?
The Irish Potato Famine
What was the most popular animal fur that was traded?
Beaver
Name 3 things Indigenous people helped early settlers with.
Using plants as medicine
Making maple syrup
Hunt & trap the local animals
Building canoes & snowshoes
How to make clothing & shoes (ie. moccasins)
How to plant certain foods (ie. corn)
What were some tools early settlers used.
axe
washboard
oil lamp
pitchfork
well
butter churn
kettle
hand drill
What is a reserve?
A place where Indigenous communities moved to and lived when they were forced to move from their original homes - it was given through treaties between the gov. of Canada and Indigenous people.
It is land that belongs to Indigenous communities - they live, work, go to school, and practice their traditions.
Explain what you believe early settlers looked for when moving to a new place.
Greenery, water, good soil, space
What is a voyageur
Someone whose job it was to bring fur to different places around Canada using a canoe.
Name some jobs early settlers had.
Varied responses.
1819