First Nations Inuit Metis Culture NAC 200 Woodland

First Nations, Inuit & Metis Culture NAC 200 Woodland people BY: Brigitte Point – Bissonnette

Religion • they believed that there was a spiritual world that interacted constantly with the physical world. • The only people who could communicate with and control the spirits were the 'Shamans' or 'Medicine Men'.

Ceremonies • They had feast throughout the year to celebrate ceremonies. • They marked the changing seasons with a ceremony and feast, held similar rituals to mark the three main phases of life: birth, puberty, & death. • Face paint was important in some ceremonies: Red = life Black = death or eternal grief , Purple = royalty or to mark special occasions

Environment • The woodland area were mostly deciduous forest. • Some parts were a part of the Appalachians & the Canadian shield.

Climate • The climate in the eastern woodlands in Canada had a lot of rain and very fertile soil. • It had hard long & cold winters. • They also had hot but not too hot summers averaging 79 degrees F.

Housing • They lived in long rectangular long houses. • The houses usually accommodated up to 10 families. • Longhouses were made by building a frame from saplings, or young trees & then covered with bark sewn together. • There was a long hallway with rooms on both sides. Sleeping platforms, covered with deerskin, lined each wall.

Food • The Algonquian people of the Eastern Woodlands were hunter-gatherers, meaning they relied on collecting edible plants and hunting wild animals as their main source of food. • They ate mostly buffalo & bison.

Clothing • Buffalo body parts were used to be made (moccasins, mittens, robes to knives, toboggans & scraper).

Tools & tech • Most tools the eastern woodland people used were made of wood or bark. • Hunting larger animals they used bows & arrows & lances, and for smaller animals they used traps, snares, and deadfalls.

What I used • Google images • Student textbook • http: //firstpeoplesofcanada. com/fp_groups/f p_wh 3. html