NEW PEOPLES

Question 1

where are the earliest artifacts found of first peoples?

Answer 1

yukon, 24,000 years ago

Question 2

what did the first people think our connection was to the land?

Answer 2

“presence” is not just physical
but deeply spiritual and
cultural.

Question 3

what are all the MIGRATION THEORIES

Answer 3

• Land bridge theory
• Pacific Coastal theory
• Indigenous oral histories

Question 4

what is the LAND BRIDGE THEORY

Answer 4

Around 12,000 to 30,000
years ago, during the last
Ice Age, a land bridge called
Beringia connected Siberia
and Alaska. Early peoples are believed to have followed herds of animals across this land
bridge and gradually
migrated southward.

Question 5

what is the PACIFIC COASTAL THEORY

Answer 5

Early peoples traveled by boat along the Pacific
Coast from Asia. Evidence includes ancient settlements found along the coastline and a reliance on marine resources.
Coastal sites like Monte Verde in Chile challenge the
land bridge theory’s timeline.

Question 6

what are all the cultural reigons of indgenous peoples?

Answer 6

• Arctic (inuit)
• Plains (blackfoot, cree)
• Pacific coast (haida, Tlingit)
• Woodlands (annishinabe)

Question 7

What goods were traded amoung the first peoples?

Answer 7

furs, copper, shells, and obsidian

Question 8

before european contact, how many indigenous languages were spoken across north america?

Answer 8

450

Question 9

summarize the hollistic perspective the first peoples had thought of

Answer 9

Indigenous worldviews
emphasize
interconnectedness.

Everything—people, animals,
plants, water, and the sky—is
connected.

Circular thinking: Time is not
linear but cyclical (seasons,
life cycles, renewal).

Question 10

summarize what the relationship with the land was for first peoples

Answer 10

The land is seen as a living entity rather than just a
resource. Humans are caretakers of the land, not owners. “The land does not belong to us; we belong to the land.”