Glossary Terms Archive - Page 5 of 12 - Societies and Territories

Media – Médias

Media – Media is information that is passed from a group of people to lots of people in society. The […]

Maritime ClimateClimate is the average and normal weather in a specific place or region. – A climateClimate is the average and normal […]

Missionaries – A person who tends to have very strong spiritual beliefs. Missionaries often want to tell others about their […]

Legends – A legend is a type of story set in the past. They are not based on fact and […]

Language Laws – Language laws define how language must be used and taught in a specific region. Lois sur la […]

Land Claims – Legal agreements about how the land is used and by whom. They are typically made between Indigenous […]

Inuit Games – Inuit games are activities that may be popular among Inuit in circumpolar regions. Many of these games […]

Innovation – Innovation is the process of making or doing something new, how it hasn’t been done before. Innovation – […]

Inhabitants – Inhabitants are the people that live in a specific area. For example, the people who live in a […]

Inflation – Inflation is when the prices of items go up over time. It means that more money is needed […]

Indian Register – The Indian register was created in 1951 after the changes were made to the existing Indian Act. […]

Immigration- When a person or people move from one country to another and plan on living in the new country […]

Hunting – An important act of survival. It involves tracking an animal and killing it, often for food or skins. […]

Highways – A type of road; usually the main road, that often covers large distances. Autoroutes – Un type de […]

Hieroglyphs – A type of writing system. Instead of words or letters, this system uses pictures or symbols. Hiéroglyphes – […]