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Indigenous People of Canada

Who are they and where did they come from?

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TASK 1: Watch the video about the word “indigenous”

What exactly does the word “indigenous” mean? Why do we use this word? Click on the link to find out the answer to these questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CISeEFTsgDA&feature=youtu.be

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Where did the Canadian indigenous people come from?

One theory scientist have is called the Land Bridge Theory. This theory explains how the first people arrived to North America.

The arrows show how the gradual movement of indigenous people from Asia into North America might have happened thousands of years ago.

Watch the explanation of the Land Bridge Theory here:

https://youtu.be/9r9eeV1Ca7E

TASK 2: Watch the video and fill in the blanks on the following slide.

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THE LAND BRIDGE THEORY

Fill in the boxes using the words given to you in green. Think back to the video to come up with answers.

Cree/ Ice Age / Iroquois / Historians / walked / Asia / Land Bridge Theory / animals / hunter-gatherer / South America

There are many theories which explain the origins of the first people in North America. One theory is known as

the_____________________________. ___________________________ believe that thousands of years ago, earth

entered the __________________. The temperature dropped, and land that is normally under water could be ____________

on. This land bridge connected __________________ and North America. __________________ were moving over the

land into North America and the _______________________ people followed the herds in search for food. The people

continued across North America into _____________________. Some of these tribes became the indigenous groups we

know today, such as the _____________ and the ________________ people. Each group settled in different areas of the

continent that met their needs.