HIST 2100 Lecture Notes - Indigenous Peoples Of The Eastern Woodlands, European Canadian, Stone Age
24 Sep 2013
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Shift from great men to great events to emphasis on structure, culture, etc. Natives have different interpretation to their origins than the europeans do. Sources include material evidence, oral evidence and written evidence. Scientists, european canadians and others believe that stone age homosapiens from aziatic origins were our first inhabitants. 10000 b. c. e. they came but their method of travel is disputed. Natives were in the yukon and alberta and nova scotia by 10,000 bce. By 3,000 bce the ice had receded and we were entering a period where there was no more coming of people, animals and plants. We don"t know a lot of this period but it is believed that there was a lot of fluidity and flux new food sources emerged and tribes continued to look for food and travel. Spread of disease decimated populations as well as wars, there was interbreeding as well creating new tribes and cultures. Cultural areas are loosely associated with canadian geographical regions.
