Indigenous culture is not something of the past but something of the present so it is important to include Indigenous content in our teaching practice. Many teachers shy away from including and discussing Indigenous culture and issues in their classrooms because their lack of knowledge.
"Indigenous Cultural Areas in Canada" is here to support you and inspire you to include and discuss present Indigenous culture and issues in your practice. This website is a beginner tool and should encourage you to continue to look for more resources in the future. On this website, you will find content on each cultural area in Canada, including basic geography, language, stories and art. In addition to this, you will find resources that can help you plan trips, activities and discuss important issues in your class.
To begin...In Canada, the term Indigenous peoples refers to First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. These are the original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada. In 2011, more than 1.4 million people in Canada identified as Indigenous. Though severely threatened — and in certain cases extinguished — by colonial forces, Indigenous culture, language and social systems have shaped the development of Canada, and continue to grow and thrive despite extreme adversity.
There are three categories of Indigenous peoples in Canada: Inuit, Métis and First Nations. The Inuit primarily inhabit the northern regions of Canada. Métis peoples are of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry, and live mostly in the Prairie provinces and Ontario, but also in other parts of the country. First Nations peoples were the original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada, often occupying territories south of the Arctic.
- The Canadian Encyclopedia
There are six cultural areas contained in what is now Canada, unrestricted by international boundaries.
"Indigenous Cultural Areas in Canada" is here to support you and inspire you to include and discuss present Indigenous culture and issues in your practice. This website is a beginner tool and should encourage you to continue to look for more resources in the future. On this website, you will find content on each cultural area in Canada, including basic geography, language, stories and art. In addition to this, you will find resources that can help you plan trips, activities and discuss important issues in your class.
To begin...In Canada, the term Indigenous peoples refers to First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. These are the original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada. In 2011, more than 1.4 million people in Canada identified as Indigenous. Though severely threatened — and in certain cases extinguished — by colonial forces, Indigenous culture, language and social systems have shaped the development of Canada, and continue to grow and thrive despite extreme adversity.
There are three categories of Indigenous peoples in Canada: Inuit, Métis and First Nations. The Inuit primarily inhabit the northern regions of Canada. Métis peoples are of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry, and live mostly in the Prairie provinces and Ontario, but also in other parts of the country. First Nations peoples were the original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada, often occupying territories south of the Arctic.
- The Canadian Encyclopedia
There are six cultural areas contained in what is now Canada, unrestricted by international boundaries.
DEFINTION
CULTURAL AREA
noun
CULTURAL AREA
noun
- Cultural area, also known as culture province, or ethno-geographic area, in anthropology, geography, and other social sciences, a contiguous geographic area within which most societies share many traits in common.