| spiritual: religious, deeply emotional.
culture: characteristics of a way of life. For example, in Newfoundland
music is part of the culture. Fishing is part of Newfoundland's culture.
traditional: handed down from generation to generation.
native reserve: land that is set aside by governments for use by native
people.
fictional: made up, invented, imagined.
anthropologists: people who study groups of people from the past and
present.
myths: traditional stories about events and people in the past.
settlers: people who move from their homes to start up towns and villages
in wild places. In Newfoundland most settlers came from Ireland, Britain
and France.
version: an account or description from a particular point of view.
immigrants: people who come to another country to live.
historians: people who study history:
colony: a place or territory which is ruled by another country or empire.
critical: questioning in a thoughtful or informed way.
bias: a settled outlook or point of view based on a person's own beliefs
or knowledge.
Issues for Discussion
- How history is written.
- Native land claims and rights.
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