Question

Describe the Aboriginal groups of Canada. In a short paragraph, explain some of the differences between these groups

Answer 1

The Aboriginal peoples of Canada include the First Nations, the Metis, and the Inuit. The First Nations are essentially a grouping of all non-Metis and non-Inuit groups. There are over 600 recognized tribes and over 30 languages among the First Nations groups. The Metis are people who are of mixed European and First Nation heritage. The Inuit are related to cultural groups in Greenland and Alaska who once were called "Eskimos." They live in the most northern parts of Canada, in the Arctic Circle. They are traditionally hunters and fishers, hunting whales and seals. Today, they have a self-governing region called Nunavut, which means "our land." They rule by consensus.

Answer 2

There's over 600 groups of Aboriginal Canadians which all have different culture and beliefs. This is a result of their separation from each other since ti was impossible for many of these tribes to meet each other due to physical barriers such as glaciers in the north or the sea or rivers or things like that. Many of them developed in complete isolation and the differences are mostly cultural.