Canadian Society and History: First Nations

In Handy Answer: Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples
When Europeans first reached the east coast of the vast lands which make up present-day Canada, diverse Indigenous societies were well established in their respective territories.

In World of Sociology, Gale
The First Nations of Canada refer to the collective tribes of native, or aboriginal people, that reside in the seven provinces of Canada.

Begun as colonial muscling for control of the Ohio River valley, the French and Indian War (1754-1760) ignited the worldwide conflict between the British and French known as the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) and ended France’s North American empire. The French and Indian War was the last and largest North American conflict between Britain and France and their respective Native American allies.

Formed from what was the E Northwest Territories (the former Baffin, Keewatin, and Kitikmeot regions),

Ceremonial feast of the natives of the NW coast of North America, entailing the public distribution of property.

Native American people who occupied the Ottawa River Valley, the border between the present-day Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

In Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
North American Plains Indian people living mostly on reservations in Montana, U.S., and Saskatchewan and Alberta, Can. They speak a Siouan language. Their name is derived from an Ojibwa word meaning “one who roasts using stones.”

Member of an American Indian people who had settled around lakes Superior and Huron (now Québec, Ontario, Michigan, and Minnesota) by the 16th century.

Member of an American Indian people who inhabited the subarctic regions of Canada (northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories to Québec).

Member of an American Indian people and ethnic group inhabiting the Arctic region particularly coasts of Alaska, the eastern islands of the Canadian Arctic, Labrador, and the ice-free northern coasts of Greenland.

Member of an American Indian people living in the Quoddy Loop area of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Brunswick, Canada.

A member of any of the North American Indian peoples formerly living in the Great Plains of the U.S. and Canada.

Member of an American Indian people who migrated from the Great Lakes north and west into the Saskatchewan River valley, Canada, and Montana, in the early 1700s.

Member of an American Indian people living on the coasts of southwest Alaska and northern British Columbia for thousands of years.