GETTING READY TO READ

What is it About?

1. How do you think the Native Peoples felt when the first Europeans arrived in their land?

2. Why was there a sudden burst of European exploration in the 1 500's?

What do you Know?

1. Who were the Norsemen and where did they live?

2. Why did the Native population of Canada decline so rapidly after the arrival of the Europeans?

3. How and why were reserve lands allocated to Native peoples?