HLSC 3823U Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bering Strait
28 Feb 2019
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Prior to the europeans arriving on turtle island, there were 18 million indigenous peoples living there. The europeans found that there were many different groups settled with diverse cultures. There were a few theories on how indigenous peoples came to settle in turtle island. The most famous was the bering strait theory. Misconception: bering strait theory (it was debunked!) Indigenous peoples believe that the creator put us here. Misconception: indigenous people, before the europeans settled, were sitting by the water awaiting someone to save them. This is untrue as we see that they were settled, had their own culture, and had been carrying on with life and all of life"s processes for many years by themselves. Politics often followed the woman"s line of descent. They were the ones that selected the chief and could override the decisions made by men. 1603 france developed a fur trade system with the first nations which resulted in the royal.
