Canada
The Music of the Indigenous People of Canada
First Nations people originate from a diverse range of cultures and music traditions vary within this group of people. There are, however, some similarities which can mainly be found in the public, social music and private, ceremonial music. Before contact with Europeans, Aboriginal Canadians made traditional musical instruments from materials that were available in the [...]
The Inuit Igloo
An igloo is a shelter made from snow blocks that was predominantly built and used by the indigenous Inuit communities that inhabit Canada’s Central Arctic region along with those who lived in the Thule area of Greenland. Inuit communities in other areas also used snow to insulate their homes but the main structures were usually [...]
The Settlement History of Canada
Circa 28,000 BC- The first people settled in Canada during the Wisconsin glaciation as falling sea levels allowed them to travel across the Bering Strait from Siberia to North America. This period of settlement in the history of Canada is known as the Paleo-Indian period. It is thought that the first people to settle in [...]
Travel
The Significance of the Maple Leaf in Canadian History
Today, the maple leaf is instantly recognisable as the symbol of Canada and the Canadian people. However, the maple tree has a long history of playing an important part in Canadian life and the symbol of the maple leaf took around three centuries to emerge as Canada’s dominant symbol. //
People
The Canadian history of its aboriginal people and Eskimos
The word Eskimo translated means “eater of raw meat”. Although Eskimo is an American Indian word scientifically Eskimos are believed to be from North Asian Decent. Eskimos originally came from a land bridge which is no longer exists which stretched from Asia into northern America. Because of this it allowed Eskimos to travel and spread [...]