Canada's Aboriginal People
Canada's natural environment, shaped by its climate, soil, vegetation, and animal life has created difficult conditions for humans to adapt and survive. Man's ability to build shelter, clothes himself using nature's provisions, and man's ability to create social communities and trade have helped him overcome these difficulties. This unit is designed to help you understand how aboriginal people have developed strategies to survive in their surroundings and how they have changed their environment as a result.
Before you do this, however, make yourself familiar with some of the basics. Visit four directions teachings at http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/main.html. Also visit the online exhibition of Time Immemorial at http://www.sfu.museum/time/. In order to understand Canada's north, please also visit http://interactive.nfb.ca/#/thisland
Northern Canada Study Links
1. Canada's Arctic: http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/
2. Inuit Culture Education: http://www.isuma.tv/hi/en/inuit-culture-education/teaching-films
3. Canadian Geographic Atlas Online: http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/themes.aspx?id=artic&sub=artic_basics_introduction&lang=En
4. Aboriginal Perspectives: http://www3.onf.ca/enclasse/doclens/visau/index.php?mode=theme&language=english&theme=30664&film=11810&excerpt=612091&submode=about&expmode=1
2. Inuit Culture Education: http://www.isuma.tv/hi/en/inuit-culture-education/teaching-films
3. Canadian Geographic Atlas Online: http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/themes.aspx?id=artic&sub=artic_basics_introduction&lang=En
4. Aboriginal Perspectives: http://www3.onf.ca/enclasse/doclens/visau/index.php?mode=theme&language=english&theme=30664&film=11810&excerpt=612091&submode=about&expmode=1