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First Canadians Were Indigenous and Early Settlers
The article outlines Canada’s founding peoples, noting Indigenous inhabitants who crossed from Asia at least 10,000 years ago, Eskimos along the Arctic coast, and the first white settlers, the French in Quebec and Nova Scotia. It traces Loyalist migration after 1763, British settlement through the 19th century, and later European influx from central and eastern Europe, including Germans, Czechs, Poles, Romanians, and Ukrainians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bering Strait
Asia
Atlantic
Canada
Eskimos
Arctic
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Bay of Fundy
Quebec City
St. Lawrence Narrows
Montreal
New Brunswick
New York
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Ontario
Atlantic Provinces
British Columbia
England
Scotland
Ireland
Europe