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Aboriginal
Peoples: The First People
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There are several
theories
to explain how the First Nations and Inuit people arrived in North
America. The most common is that they are descendents
of people that came from Asia about 30 000 years ago. It is believed
that they used a land
bridge to cross from Siberia into Alaska, which had formed during
the ice age. The ancestors
of the Inuit came later - about 4 500 years ago.
Aboriginal
peoples traveled across the continent and developed different customs
and languages depending on where they settled. But when the Europeans
arrived, the lives of all Aboriginal peoples changed forever.
The Aboriginal
people were eager to trade for European goods. Especially important
were metal tools, pots and other items. Aboriginal peoples did not
have iron-making technology, so needed to trade for them. Because
the thing Europeans wanted most was furs, Aboriginal peoples became
partners in the fur trade and in the exploration of Canada.
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