European Explorers

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European Explorers

• The Impact of contact between First Nations
  Peoples and Explorers

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Contact Between First Nations Peoples and
Explorers

• The exploration of Canada had both a positive and
  a negative impact on the First Nation peoples and
  Europeans alike.
• Since there are no written records from the First
  Nations population, what we know about how they
  thought and felt about the Europeans and of the
  changes in the Europeans brought are from oral
  stories passed down from generation to
  generation.
• Written records of the explorers do give some
  indications as to how the First Nations peoples
  were impacted

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POSITIVE IMPACTS - Aboriginals
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The introduction of metal tools and some
medicines was helpful to the Aboriginals
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The introduction of guns enabled the Aboriginals
to hunt more successfully
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New Animals were introduced by Europeans

• One of the most important animals was the horse,
  which allowed the First Nations peoples to travel
  faster and greater distances. Later, other
  animals such as chickens, cows, sheep, and pigs
  were introduced

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Grains such as wheat and barley were brought over
from Europe

• Some First Nation Peoples used these for crops

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They traded furs for goods that made their lives
easier
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NEGATIVE IMPACTS - Aboriginals
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Aboriginals were mistreated by some Explorers

• For example, some were kidnapped and taken away
  from their people

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The introduction of guns made conflicts much more
deadly

• Guns also resulted in over-hunting, which led to
  a decrease in the animal population

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The Europeans introduced new diseases which the
Aboriginals had no natural defenses

• Smallpox, Diphtheria, typhus, measles, and
  whooping cough decimated Aboriginal populations

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The introduction of the fur trade with Europe
almost made the beaver extinct and made the
Aboriginals dependent on trade to get things
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When missionaries introduced Christianity, they
destroyed many traditional Aboriginal beliefs
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The expanded settlement of Canada inhibited the
Aboriginals way of life
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Aboriginal peoples lost their land and free
movement on their land
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The Europeans were also Affected by
ExplorationPOSITIVE IMPACTS - Europeans
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The Aboriginal peoples introduced them to new
ways of life

• Including methods of travel and how to survive in
  such a cold climate

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Aboriginals introduced Europeans to medicinal
plants and new foods
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Aboriginals introduced them to new lands which
allowed them to search for more furs
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Exploration and the fur trade were financially
profitable for the Europeans
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Exploration led to European settlements
throughout North America
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NEGATIVE IMPACTS - Europeans
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Many explorers lost their lives in shipwrecks and
from starvation, exposure to the harsh elements,
scurvy, and battle
Above Ferdinand Magellan, the great White
Portuguese explorer, was attacked and killed by
non-Whites in the Philippines.
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European settlers suffered from starvation, harsh
conditions, and disease
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