Aboriginal Canadians, also known as Indigenous Canadians, are the indigenous people within the boundaries of present - day Canada. The first largest group were the Indians. Nowadays the term `' First Nations `' is used instead of `' Indian '' Some 4,000 years ago another group of people arrived in Canada. They called themselves the Inuit, which means `' the people '' First Nations First Narions were divided into 6 groups : Woodland First Nations, Iroquoian First Nations, Plains First Nations, Plateau First Nations, Pacific Coast First Nations and First Nations of the Mackenzie and Yukon River Basins The Inuit The Inuit moved from place to place fishing and hunting seals, whales and caribou Some of them still hunt for food and clothing but most of them now live in centrally - heated houses with electricity and hot water Nunavut Since 1999, the Inuit have had their own self - governing territory called Nunavut
Brunswick. South the U.S.A. Geography 90% of Quebec's territory lies within the Canadian Shield The Eastern Canadian forests cover the Appalachian Mountains Climate Most of central Quebec has a subarctic climate. Winters are long, very cold, and snowy. Summers are warm but very short. History At the time of first European contact and later colonization, Algonquian, Iroquoian and Inuit tribes were the peoples who inhabited what is now Quebec. Hélène Desportes, born July 7, 1620, to the French habitants (settlers) Pierre Desportes and his wife Françoise Langlois, was the first child of European descent born in Quebec. The Quiet Revolution from 1944 to 1959 was a period of dramatic social and political change Population In 2006 the population of Quebec was 7,546,131 people Canadian 4,474,115 people60.1%
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