First Peoples in Canada

When the first Europeans arrived, there were seemingly endless stands of white pine and unimaginable quantities of cod. Huge herds of buffalo were the cornerstone of the prairie ecology. The Passenger Pigeon was the most numerous bird that ever existed on the planet, possibly numbering as many as five billion.

Although the Europeans did not show much respect for native culture, the visitors would not have been able to survive without their assistance.

Related Links

• Turtle Island Native Network
• Aboriginal Digital Collections - Industry Canada
• First Nations SchoolNet
• The Native Trail
• Aboriginal Canada Portal - Canadian Government
• First Peoples - Digital Collections
• North Saskatchewan Heritage
• Métis Nation - the Métis were born from marriages between First Nations people and Europeans
• First Nation Information Project
• Seven Generations of the Nations Capital
• Canada's Native Peoples