Diverse First Nations
Students explore the many distinct First Nations across Canada, learning that each nation had its own language, culture, government, and way of life.
Key Questions
- 1How many different First Nations existed in what is now Canada?
- 2Why is it important to recognise that First Nations peoples were not one single group?
- 3How did the environment shape the way different First Nations lived?
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