Ethan Choi
Palmer
Block B
First People
A common topic taught in most social study classrooms.
Importance in history
Social Study teaches about the history of Canada, and the First People has contributed significantly to the developmental stage of Canada. For example, the alliance and military power in the Seven Year War, and the aftermath of it.
Hudson Bay Company​
Hudson Bay Company was founded in 1670 at London, England. It relied on the First People because of the use of indigenous technology, labour and trade connections, Hudson Bay Company unfortunately ended in 1st June, 2025.
Colonialism
​
Early Dominance
During first interactions with the European and the First People, the European has already asserted dominance, leading to the colonialism (occupying and taking control of another country) of the First People
Aftermath
Due to colonialism, it has led to the dispossession of land for the First People, residential schools that strip away their culture and language, and on-going racism to this day.
Summary
First People is a topic that's always taught in Social Study because of their importance to the historical, geographical, and cultural impacts it had on Canada.