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Native People. Recap. What do you know about native people? History Food Music. Names. First Nations Native Aboriginal Indigenous Tribe name (Iroquois, Inuit, Miqmaq ,…). Read. p. 77-79 Why is the term “Indian” no longer used by many people today? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Native People
What do you know about native peo-ple?
History Food Music
Recap
First Nations Native Aboriginal Indigenous Tribe name (Iroquois, Inuit, Miqmaq,
…)
Names
p. 77-79
Why is the term “Indian” no longer used by many people today?
What are the lands set aside for and owned by the First Nations people called?
What are the two heritage cultures of most Metis?
Where do most Inuit live?
Read
p. 81-82
Were relations between Native peo-ples and the first explorers usually friendly or unfriendly?
Who helped the early settlers to live off the land?
What are some examples of knowl-edge that early Native peoples had?
Read
p. 206-208
Which two animals were very important to the Inuit and why?
How did the people know where to find the animals when they were hunting?
A very serious disease killed many of the indigenous people in Canada’s North. What was that disease?
How are the First Nations people of the North adapting to a new way of life today?
Read
Clothing Transportation Homes Communities Modern Problems Idle No More Art Folk Stories
Ceremonial
Clothing: Traditional
Headdress Mocassins Leather Feathers
Clothing: Modern
Snowshoes Canoe Toboggan Dogsled
Transportation: Traditional
Snowmobile Cars/trucks
Transportation: modern
Tipi
Homes: Traditional
Longhouse (Iroquois)
Igloo (Inuit)
Homes: Modern
Reservations Urban living (54%) – Toronto, Win-
nipeg, etc.
Living with tribes Extended families lived together Elder people had special role
• Share traditions• Give advice• Share wisdom• Teach culture
Communities: Traditional
Canadian government and churches ran boarding schools for native chil-dren
Children separated from family, didn’t learn native language and cul-ture, suffered abuse
Government apologized in 2008, now investigating crimes at these schools
Residential Schools (1870s-1950s)
Land given to native groups: Canadian government
Reservations
Many are successful, strong economies, tourism, good schools
Many have problems: unemploy-ment, poor education and hospitals
Trauma from residential schools: psy-chological problems, alcoholism, no cul-tural connection
Global warming: changing conditions for hunters, fishers, especially Inuit
Racism: culture is misunderstood by other Canadians, high rates of alco-holism, suicide, arrest
Modern Problems
Government change to environment laws
Growing unhappiness on native re-serves: government ignoring prob-lems with housing, education, poor living conditions
Frustration with government; poor communication
Idle No More
Protests Social media (Facebook, Twitter…) Native groups working together Road, train blockades
Idle No More