Warm ups 10.12.2016*How did Canada attract European immigrants?

*How did Europeans affect the natives of the area?

Lesson Objective:

*describe impacts that the arrival of Europeans had on the indigenous (native) people of Canada’s West

British Columbia*How do you think British Columbia’s location on the Pacific Coast impacts Canada?

First People in British Columbia*If the first humans arrived in the Americas by crossing the Bering Land Bridge, do you think humans have been in British Columbia for a long time?

Physical Geography*based on the physical geography of BC, what do you think the culture of the first humans might have been like? Why?

Arrival of Europeans*when Europeans first arrived, they traded iron tools for furs from the locals

*they did not stay, and they had little impact on the locals…...until…...

Gold!!!!!*once gold was discovered in the area, people rushed in from all over

Changes for Indigenous Peoples*native people were annoyed that thousands of people came to take their gold, and even their land

*they had lived there for thousands of years, but now the government was “giving” them very small pieces of land to live on (like reservations)

Changes for Indigenous Peoples*children were forced to go to European style schools

*laws banned their customs, religion, and even languages

Canadian Pacific Railway*a railway was built to link the country together, and this caused British Columbia to become more settled

British Columbia Today *about 11% of British Columbians have Asian ancestors

*40% of all of their trade is with Asian countries

Canada’s Residential Schools*write a paragraph about your opinion about Canada’s Residential Schools

(at least 4 sentences)