Life Long Ago
What was Canada like long ago?
Lots of forests, no roads, no grocery stores. Man, women and children had their own roles.
What did Indigenous people know a lot about?
The land/environment
What is a settler?
Someone who moves to a new place to live
What was a big challenge in winter?
Cold/Can't grow food
Name one thing we have no that people didn't have 200 years ago?
Cars/Stores/Electricity
What did people NOT have long ago?
Cars, roads, stores
How did Indigenous communities get food?
Hunting/fishing/gathering
Why did settlers come to Canada?
Farm, safer life, shared beliefs
Why was finding food hard?
No stores
Name one similarity between then and now?
People need food and water to survive, shelter, clothing, and warmth
What did people build their homes out of?
Logs/wood
Why did some communities move during seasons?
To follow food to hunt
What did settlers have to do before building homes?
Clear forests
What made traveling hard?
No roads, no vehciles
Was life easier or harder long ago? Why
Harder
What did families have to do to get food?
Grow, hunt & fish
What 3 things did they use animals for?
Food, clothing, tools
Where did settlers get food?
Grew their food, hunted their food, raised animals
What happened when people got sick?
How did people travel 200 years ago.
Walk, canoes, boats, horses
Why was daily life harder long ago?
No stores / no machines / no technology / more work
Where did Indigenous communities live? (what type of housing?)
Longhouses or wigwams
Who helped settlers survive?
Indigenous people
They could run out of food/could freeze
How did the environment affect people's lives differently long ago compared to today?
Long ago:
- Seasons controlled their lives/Depended on the land for food and shelter
Today:
- We rely less on the environment and rely more on technology and stores