Canada's First Nations: A History of Founding Peoples from Earliest Times

The sweep of Canadian history is both broader and deeper than standard texts reveal. When Europeans first came to Canada, they encountered a complex, rich society composed of fifty-five individual nations - The Native peoples of Canada. Many histories have failed to consider these early societies, but this book uses an interdisciplinary approach to restore Canada's full history - beginning with the first appearance of humans in the Americas and revealing the original cultures' significant influence on Canada's national character.