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First Nations of Canada: Pre & Post European Contact Social Studies 9 Mr.B

First Nations of Canada: Pre & Post European Contact Social Studies 9 Mr.B. First Nations of Canada. What does ‘First Nations’ mean to you?. First Nations of Canada. First Nations are the various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis.

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First Nations of Canada: Pre & Post European Contact Social Studies 9 Mr.B

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  1. First Nations of Canada:Pre & Post European ContactSocial Studies 9Mr.B

  2. First Nations of Canada • What does ‘First Nations’ mean to you?

  3. First Nations of Canada • First Nations are the various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. • 630 recognized First Nations governments or bands across Canada (mostly in Ontario & BC) • Population is nearly 700,000 people

  4. Bering Strait Land Bridge

  5. Bering Land Bridge • Connected E.Asia to N.America • Existed 35,000-15,000 years ago(Pleistocene Age) • Allowed animals to migrate • Humans followed animals (food)

  6. Bering Strait Land Bridge: First Nations • These first peoples dispersed through-out N. & S. America • Some even • migrated back • to Asia

  7. First Peoples from Asia As the Asian DNA migrates across to North America, it produces a series of changes that gave us the Inuit, the many tribes of native Americans like the Apache and Central Americans like the Maya. Notice how the phenotype changes slightly as the Asian DNA is carried south through America.

  8. First Peoples in Canada • First Nations lived sustainably in what is now Canada • Low densities • Relied on natural world around them for material & spiritual needs.

  9. First Peoples in Canada • First Nations grouped in 7 geographic areas of the country: 1-Woodland First Nations -eastern part of the country 2-Iroquoian First Nations- southernmost area 3-Plains First Nations - grasslands of the Prairies 4-Plateau First Nations – South to high mtn. & N. forests 5-Pacific Coast First Nations – Coastal environments 6-Mackenzie and Yukon River Basins- Subarctic North7-Inuit (not technically 1st Nations)– Arctic region In theses 7 areas, First Nations had very similar cultures, largely shaped by a common environment.

  10. First Nations of Canada Assignment • Random group assignment • Brainstorm on what a group partner is?

  11. Assignment Responsibilities • Group Presentation (ppt or prezi) about FN Group • Presentation should cover: -Location (with Map) -Social Organization -how did they live? -Food Resources -Clothing -Homes -Transportation -Spiritual Beliefs

  12. Assignment Responsibilities • Presentation should cover the previous mentioned subject areas with detail, diagrams, pictures and examples. • Examples?? What does this mean?

  13. Works Cited : The Bibliography • All info borrowed (links, book names, etc) • All pictures (links)

  14. Assignment Responsibilities: Criteria

  15. Assignment Responsibilities: Positive Participation • Peer Assessment of contribution/participation • Peer Assessment of ease to work with 10/10 1/10 -Not Easy to work with-Off Task-Hurts the group’s goal-Complains constantly -Causes Conflict -Easy to work with-On Task-Leadership-Good Listener & Respectful -A Collaborator

  16. Assignment Resources • Library Books & Computers • Interactive Encyclopedia Map • Federal Gov’t First Nations

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