1. How was the culture of the First Occupants expressed? Mr. Thompson – History 404

3. What is the main difference between Western cultures (Europe) and the indigenous North American cultures? How are we doing in this regard? The main elements of Amerindian Culture: Spirituality Generosity Dreams Spoken word

5. The Circle of Life - immortality of the soul. Burial Objects Dreams The Shaman

6. Amerindian traditions that are still practiced today: Music – heavily based on drums and singing Dancing – specific dances for specific rituals Food – changing with the seasons The “Sweat-Lodge” – communication with the spirits http://www.kahnawakepowwow.com/

10. Generosity and the importance of trade. The influence of gifts and trades. Making Treaties: Wampum Belts (Bead Belts) Smoking of Tobacco (Peace-Pipe)

13. Education. Social Pressure – a true communist society. Wars and interdependence

14. The Arrival of the French: the trading of goods copper pots, iron tools, knives, tissues, bread, alcohol. Impact on the Amerindian way of life The French believed… Missionaries and the sedentary Huron- Wendat.

15. The French Fur Traders and Amerindian culture The Traders started to adopt Amerindian ways The Impact of the Fur Trade? Amerindian dependence on European goods Conclusion? Thus, the relationship the Amerindians had with their surroundings for almost 10 000 years, started to deteriorate.

17. Far from the Mother Country… The French who lived in New France were slowly transformed. Amerindian objects that became a part of French Canadian culture : Canoes, toboggans, snowshoes, tobacco… Conclusion? A new culture was born that was neither Amerindian nor European.

19. In either the Green or Red book- Find an Amerindian tradition that interests you and do some more research on it: Tell me more about your chosen tradition… Which nation/tribe does it come from? How does the tradition fit into the cultural fabric of that tribe? Has it died? Or is it still around? Explain. DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR SOURCES!