The indigenous peoples of Canada are sometimes referred to as Native or Aboriginal Canadians, and consist of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. These people account for roughly five percent of the population
Canada is among the ten most sparsely populated countries in the world. More than half of the population live in the Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec. About 90% of the people in Canada live within 160 km/ 100 miles of the US-Canada border. Close to the border there are also the ma...
Australia's first or indigenous people, are usually referred to as the aboriginal people of Australia. They make up 2% of Australia's population today. The indigenous Australians are said to be direct descendants of migrants from Africa who left the African continent about 75,000 years ago. ...
The name “Canada” is an amusing linguistic error, resulting from a misunderstanding by Jacques Cartier, a French explorer. When Cartier was visiting the new world, the indigenous people attempted to invite him to visit their village. The word for “village” in the indigenous tongue was “kan...
Before Europeans colonized and settled, the Indigenous peoples had established permanent settlements, some of which collapsed by the 15th century when European explorers began arriving. There were between 200,000 and 2 million Indigenous people living in Canada when the first European settlements were ...
4. Temperatures as low as –70°C have been recorded in northern Greenland. Brrrrr! 5. Despite the freezing-cold temperatures, approximately four million people call this wintery wonderland home! Amongst these are the Indigenous people of the Arctic, called the ‘Inuits‘. They’ve found ingen...
LEARN MORE ABOUT JELLYFISH Kangaroos Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia and New Guinea. They are the only large mammal that moves by hopping. They are marsupials (having a pouch). A new-born joey is ‘born’ twice. It first emerges from the female’s body as a tiny animal as big as...
For centuries, native peoples lived across the vast expanse that would become the United States of America.Some of theseindigenous tribesspent their time moving freely around the huge continent, while others settled in particular areas and formed large permanent communities. ...
About 1.4 Million Canadians refer to themselves as belonging to the indigenous or Aboriginal people, among them First Nation people, Metis and Inuits. Did you know, that 21 June is celebrated as 'National Aboriginal Day' in Canada? This is a day of celebration for Aboriginal peoples in Canada...
Colombia FactsColombia PeopleColombia is the second most populous country in South America. Colombia is a Spanish speaking country, but various Amerindian, Creole and Romani languages are spoken as well. In fact more than 75 indigenous languages are used in Colombia....