Canada's History
Which peoples were the first to inhabit the land now known as Canada, arriving thousands of years before European contact?
- ○French settlers
- ✓Aboriginal peoples
- ○British colonists
- ○Norse explorers
Correct answer
Aboriginal peoples
Aboriginal peoples — First Nations, Métis, and Inuit — were the original inhabitants of Canada, living on the land for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.
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