Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Thule People, Clifford Sifton, Terra Nullius
28 Mar 2018
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The i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)tial e(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts that ha(cid:448)e shaped ca(cid:374)ada"s history: The arrival of the first people in north america. The colonization of north america by france and england. The influx of people from eastern europe. Hunters from the old world (the eastern hemisphere) were first to arrive about 40,000 years ago. They crossed the bering land bridge that connected siberia to alaska (today it is just water. But back in those days, the sea levels were low and the land was exposed) This land was exposed because sea level was much lower at the time (climate was colder, more ice leads to less water) These first people were known as paleo-indians (first indigenous people) American indian tribes: trade among groups began about 10,000 years ago; from this point onward, people were referred to as indians. Laurentide ice sheet retreating from arctic canada about 5000 years ago. After this point, groups of arctic sea hunters were able to advance eastwards.
