Their language was called Inuktitut.

Name means "People of the Longhouse"

They believed that all things (living and non-living) had a spirit. A spirit could be found in people, animals, inanimate objects and forces of nature. 

Their family structure was a Clan System, which followed a matrilineal (based on the mother/female line) structure.

Historically, their communities were created along fur trading routes.

These people were known for their agricultural skills, as they planted crops of corn, beans, and squash (the three sisters). 

They believed that when something died, it continued living in the spirit world. 

They lived in different homes during the summer and winter.

They are people of both First Nations and European heritage.

Their religious beliefs merged Christian beliefs with traditional Indigenous spiritual practices.

Fiddle music and intricate dancing are also important to this Indigenous group.

Shamans or "Angakoks" communicated with the spirit world using charms and dances. 

Their language was called Michif.

In this Indigenous group, upon marriage a man moved in with his wife's family. 

They live in the northern regions of Canada.

They were peaceful people, who felt that family was most important. 

Some farmed and lived in cabins. Others led a nomadic life, living in tents and following buffalo herds. 

Women were used as translators between European and Indigenous languages.

Summers for the Inuit were very long, more than three months. 

For the Inuit, in the winter months there were periods of complete darkness when the sun did not rise for weeks.

During the summer months, the Inuit lived in smaller family groups while they hunted and fished.

The Inuit in the summer hunted for polar bears.

An umiak is:

The Inuit lived in large settlements of up to 100 people. 

Whale oil and seal blubber were used as heat and light sources by the Inuit during the long dark winter months.  

Indigenous medicine traditions were passed on with books from generation to generation.

One diseases that the settlers never faced was Scurvy (Vitamin C deficiency). 

Indigenous medicine was created from plants and made into teas, poultices, and other liquid preparations to drink.

The Europeans used their knowledge of Indigenous medicines to:

Hospitals were built in:

In larger settlements in the 1700s, doctors were sent from Europe. 

Indigenous medicine traditions were passed orally from generation to generation. The Europeans made written notes of these remedies. 

Some First Nations communities made a tea of boiled White Spruce twigs and bark, or Hemlock in water and had their people drink the liquid to ward off which sickness or disease?