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Chapter 1, Lesson 2 Activity - Part A
Unit 1
Early Canada
You will be reading about three Aboriginal societies in your textbook.
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the document, The Structure of Aboriginal Societies.
Please save your work to a file on your desktop so you will have a copy to refer back to.
- Click on one of the links provided to download the document.
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You will then be able to view the Structure of Aboriginal Societies worksheet.
- Complete the chart as you read the assigned pages (identified in the boxes below) in the textbook.
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Go to the next page to submit your completed activity.
- Check your answers with the summary provided at the end of Chapter 1.

Document: The Structure of Aboriginal Societies
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Mi’kmaq
- The Mi’kmaq society lived in Eastern Canada – Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Quebec.
- They lived as clans and were primarily hunters, fishers, and gatherers.
Read more details about the Mi’kmaq on pages 14 to 16 of your textbook.
Haudenosaunee
- The Haudenosaunee or Iroquois society lived in the Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes region, and north and south of the St. Lawrence River.
- They lived as clans and hunted and fished. They were also farmers.
Read more details about the Haudenosaunee on pages 17 to 21 of your textbook.
Anishinabe
- The Anishinabe or Ojibwa society lived in northern and central Ontario. They moved to what became Manitoba and west to the Plains.
- They lived as clans and were primarily hunters and gatherers.