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Indigenous Peoples and the Settlement Project From its Origins to 1608
Concept sheet | History
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Having been in North America long before the French, Indigenous groups developed many survival techniques suited to the continent’s characteristics.
Towards 1500, Europeans arrived and turned the lives of the Indigenous peoples upside down. For a century, Europeans conducted many expeditions in an attempt to discover the riches of the New World.
Intrigued by this ‘wild’ continent, various French kings tried to colonize the territory. This forced the French and Indigenous peoples to increasingly interact with one another, changing both groups’ way of life.
Gathering in an Indigenous Village
Jacques Cartier claims the land in the name of the King of France in front of Indigenous Peoples
To find out more about Indigenous peoples’ experiences and the settlement project, check out the following concept sheets:
- Indigenous Peoples in North America Before Europeans Arrived
- How Indigenous Peoples Were Spread Across the Land
- The Different Indigenous Ways of Life: Iroquoians, Algonquians and Inuit
- Indigenous Peoples: Decision Making and Spirituality
- The Trading System of Indigenous Peoples
- Indigenous Peoples and Their Rivalries, Wars and Alliances
- The First Interactions Between Indigenous Peoples and Europeans
- The Great Explorations and the Discovery of America by Europeans
- European Fishing in America
- The First Colonization Attempt by the French in America
- The Franco-Indigenous Alliance of 1603