7-24-15 - Day 87 - Ft Macleod, Alberta - Part 1
Ft. Macleod (pronounced Ft. McCloud) was the NWMP (North West Mounted Police) headquarters. Come along for a look back in time.
FYI, the NWMP are now called the RCMP (the Royal Canadian Mounted Police).
First Nations | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:32 1 Terminology
00:04:03 2 History
00:04:16 2.1 Nationhood
00:10:31 2.2 European contact
00:13:14 2.2.1 Population of Native peoples at the end of the 15th century
00:14:09 2.3 16th–18th centuries
00:17:10 2.3.1 The Métis
00:18:27 2.3.2 Colonial wars
00:19:46 2.3.3 Slavery
00:22:11 2.3.4 1775–1815
00:24:06 2.4 19th century
00:27:13 2.4.1 Colonization and integration
00:29:49 2.5 20th century
00:31:44 2.6 First and Second World Wars
00:32:25 2.7 Late 20th century
00:33:13 2.7.1 1969 White Paper
00:34:10 2.7.2 Health transfer policy
00:35:46 2.7.3 Elijah Harper and the Meech Lake Accord
00:37:00 2.7.4 Women's status and Bill C-31
00:38:29 2.7.5 Erasmus–Dussault commission
00:40:08 2.8 Early 21st century
00:43:06 3 Canadian Crown and First Nations relations
00:44:18 3.1 Taxation
00:45:17 3.2 Political organization
00:46:41 4 Culture
00:47:13 4.1 Languages
00:48:31 4.2 Art
00:50:09 4.3 Music
00:51:20 4.4 Demographics
00:53:59 5 Contemporary issues
00:54:27 5.1 Residential schools
00:59:07 5.2 Employment
01:00:03 5.3 Self governance
01:00:34 5.4 Crime and incarceration
01:01:56 5.5 Health
01:04:02 5.5.1 Diabetes
01:05:35 5.5.2 Life expectancy
01:06:25 5.5.3 Suicide
01:07:51 5.5.4 Drinking water
01:08:22 5.6 Land claims
01:08:59 5.7 Missing and murdered women
01:11:27 5.8 Missing and murdered men
01:12:59 6 See also
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SUMMARY
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In Canada, the First Nations (French: Premières Nations [pʁəmjɛʁ nasjɔ̃]) are the predominant indigenous peoples in Canada south of the Arctic Circle. Those in the Arctic area are distinct and known as Inuit. The Métis, another distinct ethnicity, developed after European contact and relations primarily between First Nations people and Europeans. There are 634 recognized First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia.Under the Employment Equity Act, First Nations are a designated group, along with women, visible minorities, and people with physical or mental disabilities. First Nations are not defined as a visible minority under the Act or by the criteria of Statistics Canada.North American indigenous peoples have cultures spanning thousands of years. Some of their oral traditions accurately describe historical events, such as the Cascadia earthquake of 1700 and the 18th-century Tseax Cone eruption. Written records began with the arrival of European explorers and colonists during the Age of Discovery, beginning in the late 15th century. European accounts by trappers, traders, explorers, and missionaries give important evidence of early contact culture. In addition, archeological and anthropological research, as well as linguistics, have helped scholars piece together an understanding of ancient cultures and historic peoples.
Although not without conflict, Euro-Canadians' early interactions with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit populations were less combative compared to the often violent battles between colonists and native peoples in the United States.