Three Canadian Groups

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Canadian groups the Haida, Inuits, and The Iroquois are three groups that impacted Canada . These three groups all had a different way of life with few things in common. The three groups had a different ways, but all lived in Canada. They had many more similarities and also many differences. The Inuit’s, the Haida, and the Iroquois are all important groups.
Inuits, Haida, and the Iroquois, all had similarities, such as where they lived, art, ordinarly their food. The three groups all lived in Canada. The Inuits lived in the Northern part of Canada. As the Haida lived in the West Coast of British Columbia. Lastly the Iroquois lived in many places such as Southern and Southwest Ontario, Southern Quebec, and Maritime Provinces. This is only one of the similarities the three groups share. The three groups also all had a handmade craft(s) or art piece(s). The Inuits main art pieces were carvings made of stone, bone, and ivory. The Haida also had carvings, but they were made up of Cedar Trees. Lastly the Iroquois main art source was to make clay and clothing. The Inuits, Haida, and Iroquois all ate the same food. The Inuits mostly ate meat. The Haida and Iroquois mostly ate fish. For the Haida salmon was well stocked. For the Iroquois ate fruits (berries) too. Moreover …show more content…

The Haida didn’t have many problems with housing, including building and finding housing. The Haida lived in longhouses. They were also called ‘Big Houses’. Each house is/was 50-150 feet long and 20-60 feet wide. The people of the Pacific Coast only spoke one main language. They spoke a language called the Haida language. This is the language the Haida were known as. Specific words in Haida language have different meanings in English. Haida also had five main nations. The five main nations were The Haida, The Tlingit, Tsimshian, The Nootka, and The Salishan. The people of the Pacific were a very important Canadian

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