Research on First Nation People

Question: Discuss about theResearch on First Nation People. Answer: Introduction: First nation people in Canada are the inheritors of the original natives of Canada who used to live three for many hundreds of year before the Europeans arrived to explore. First nation people in Canada were used to be called as Indians as explorers of Europe when landed in North America, they thought that place as India. However, most of the people who misnamed as Indians prefer to be called as First Nations now. The term First nation or Aboriginal involves Metis and Inuit people. There are 617 communities in Canada, who belong to first nation (Simon et al., 2014). First Nation Peoples Contribution: First nation people in Canada always played very crucial role in the development of Canada. In the beginning, the economies of first nations were subsistence and organized around hunting, fishing and gathering activities. However, later, they expanded the prospect for trade and formalization of fur trade. They made a significant contribution towards social assistance and health care followed by trade and retail, construction and administration (Scott, 2013). Name of a First Nation Person: One of the first nation people among others is Abishabis. He was a religious leader in Cree First Nation and led the religious movement of millenarian. The philosophy of that movement was to mix up the Christian belief and Cree belief. References: Scott, T. (2013). Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture.British Journal of Canadian Studies,26(1), 154. Simon, J., Burton, K., Lockhart, E., O'Donnell, S. (2014). Post-secondary distance education in a contemporary colonial context: Experiences of students in a rural First Nation in Canada.The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning,15(1).