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Territory – Territoire

A territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say « belongs » to a particular country or person or group of people. But we can also talk about how a territory is « used for something » like hunting or farming, or as a place where « actions take place ». In this sense, one could also say that a people occupied or used or even claimed that territory.

Linguistic Family – Famille linguistique

A linguistic familyA linguistic familyA linguistic family (or language family) is a group of languages related through descent from a... (or language familyA language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestral language...) is a group of languages related through descent from a… (or language […]

Census – Recensement

A questionnaire or survey of an area to find out how many people live there

Vegetation – Végétation

Vegetation means all plants and trees collectively, and often typically to those in a specific region. For example, when we refer to the vegetationVegetation means all plants and trees collectively, and often typically to those in a specific region. For... in the St. Laurence LowlandLowland is an area where the land is at, near, or below the level of the... area.

Transportation routes – voies de transport

A transportation route is the path that is followed by a movement of people or goods.

Sustainable land use – Utilisation soutenable des terres

Sustainable land useSustainable land use means when people and ecosystems can both do well, but by respecting nature’s... means when people and ecosystems can both do well, but by respecting nature’s limits, and while lessening the harmful impacts on the land, air and watershed caused by humans

Social Structure – Structure sociale

Social Structure is the way people in a society are organized into institutions and relationships. It is the way human beings in a society interact and live together.

Seasonal activities – Activités saisonnières

Seasonal activities or Seasonal Work means economic, cultural or other kinds of activities that are done during some seasons and not in others.

Warfare – la guerre

Warfare is when there is a struggle or battles or organized fighting between enemies (which could be countries or peoples).

Matrilineal Society – Société matrilinéaire

This meant that you were descended from your mother’s clanregroupement de plusieurs familles qui ont le même ancêtre
, not your father’s. It was also meant the women were involved in the decision-making process for the greater good of the tribe.

Habitat – Habitat

Habitat, refers to the natural environment of any living thing; example: a place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism: like a tropical habitatHabitat, refers to the natural environment of any living thing; example: a place that is natural for....

Habitation – Habitation

A habitation is a place of residence like a house, or simply a place in which to live. It is also called a dwelling or an abode.

Nomadic – Nomadisme

A nomad is someone who lives by travelling from place to place. Nomadic thus means anything that involves moving around a lot. Nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes follow the animals they hunt, carrying tents with them.

Nomad – Nomad

A nomad is a member of a community of people who live in different locations, moving from one place to another in search of grasslands for their animals.

Lowland – Basses-terres

Lowland is an area where the land is at, near, or below the level of the sea, and where there are not usually mountains or large hills. The St. Lawrence LowlandLowland is an area where the land is at, near, or below the level of the... is a plain along the St. Lawrence River between Québec City in the east and Brockville in Ontario.