The Prairie Provinces
federation
A government structure in which some powers are given to the national government and other powers are reserved for more local governments
immunity
A natural resistance to sickness or disease
boontown
A town that has a sudden burst of economic or population growth; sprang up in the Cariboo region after the government built a highway to the region.
maritime
Bordering on or near the sea; relating to navigation or shipping
Celebrating Traditions
Cities in the prairie Provinces celebrate their cultural heritage with festivals and other special events. Different festivals celebrate ranching, the Gold Rush, the French Canadian fur-trading heritage, etc.
Nunavet
Created in 1999 as Canada's newest territory; self-ruled by the Natives
Canadian government
Democracy, parliamentary; House of Commons, Canadian Parliament represent both territories and provinces.
aquaculture
Fish farming
Farming the Land
Many of the European immigrants that arrived became wheat farmers. More thatn 3/4 of Canada's farmland is in the Prairie Provinces and wheat is the marjor crop.
indigenous peoples
Native peoples, depended on Buffalo to survive, buffal meat proved their food and buffalo hides for their clothing.
aurora borealis
Northern Lights
population
Northwest Territories: 50 percent of the population is made up of indigineous people
Changing Ways of Life
People from Europe killed buffalo herds, which led to the end of the indigenous peoples' way of life. They were moved to reservations
exile
To force someone to live in another country
miners
Victoria's population changed overnight when over 400 of them arrived.
customs and languages
What each of the first groups to come to British Columbia had
trade
What the first european explorers to arrive in the late 1700's wanted to do.
Canadian Gold Rush
Yukon Territory; began to slnow in 1898
geography
Yukon, Northwest, Nunavut; make up of rugged terrain, harsh climate, tundra, icy water.
referendum
a ballot or vote in which voters decide for or against a particular issue.
Quiet Revolution
a peaceful change in the government of Quebec
Francophone
a person whose first language is French
descent
ancestry
religion, customs, languagesof indigenous people
banned in the late 1800's by Canadian law
Immigrants
came from all over the world to work on the railroad.
gold
changed the lives of indigenous people, more so than trade
prairie provinces
in Canada, the provinces west of Ontario and Quebec-Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
railroad
linked Montreal and Vancouver
separatist
someone who wants the province of Quebec to break away from the rest of Canada.
Inuktitut
the native language of the Inuit
Pacific Rim
tied to economy of British Columbia
totem pole
wooden post carved with animals or other images; often made by Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest to honor ancestors or special events
