Key Words
What do you call a boat that was commonly used by indigenous people?
canoe
What is a settler?
A person who came to early Canada, usually from Europe.
What does Indigenous mean?
A person whose ancestors are originally from the country they live in.
what is a wigwam?
a home that was lived in by indigenous people
Why did settlers have to think about fertile soil when picking a place to live?
for growing crops of fruits and vegetables to feed themselves
What is the name of a First Nations group in Ontario?
Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Lunaapeew
what is the name of the indigenous group who lives in the Arctic part of Canada?
Inuit
what are three ways that a school for settlers was different from our schools today?
they had no electricity, they had slates and chalk instead of paper and pencil, their chairs were attached to their desks, all grades shared the same teacher, the schoolhouse was just one room, they had to bring wood for the woodstove to heat it, they got punished for making
What are the three major groups of Indigenous Peoples in Canada?
First Nations, Metis, Inuit
what is a slate?
a small chalkboard used by one student instead of paper
What are three factors that settlers had to think about when choosing a place to live?
natural resources, water, fertile soil, flat land, transportation routes, climate and environment
Why did some Indigenous groups travel a lot?
they had to move if there were not enough animals for hunting or fertile soil for crops
what is a natural resource?
something useful that we get from nature
How is the way we get food today different from the way people got food 200 years ago?
Now we have stores and restaurants, before they had to hunt, gather and fish
How were Indigenous people mistreated?
they were forced from their land, forced into residential schools