Canadian History Timeline
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Updated: 16 Oct 2020
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Created byTasha Paauw
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Scientific Evidence of Human Occupation in North AmericaNorse Explorers Meet Indigenous PeoplesContact between European fisherman and Indigenous Peoples on Atlantic Coast BeginsIndigenous Population Ranges From 200,000 to 500,000Haudenosaunee Confederacy Try Resolving DisputesTrade Alliances Between Indigenous Peoples and Europeans FormSpanish Explorer Christopher Columbus lands in the "New World"English explorer John Cabot discovers Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia)French Explorer, Jacques Cartier visits Labrador and Newfoundland. He claims the land for France.Cartier takes a second voyage and discovers "Mont real" on the St.LawrenceCartier takes another voyage, to colonize New FrancePeriods
The Future.....European Explorations
European nations arrive, bringing with
them concepts of relationships based on
principles of economic exploitation and
the superiority of Western nations. The
newcomers’ thirst for natural resources,
lands, and animals begins to disrupt
relationships across North America.Canada is a NationThe French PeriodThe British PeriodBeringa Land Bridge is thought to allow Human Migration to the AmericasIndigenous nations are living in complex
relationships with each other and the land,
forming treaties, trade relationships, and
networks based on Indigenous ways of
knowing and being. Languages, teachings,
and cultures are fully intact.
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