Unit 2: L'histoire du Canada · Lesson 1
1. Les Premières Nations (First Nations)
Describe the diversity of First Nations societies before European settlement using precise historical vocabulary.
Vocabulary
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Practice sentences
« Les Premières Nations avaient leurs propres langues et leurs propres systèmes de gouvernement. »
First Nations had their own languages and their own systems of government.
Say it like: lay pruh-MYEHR na-SYOHN ah-VEH luhr prohpr LAHNG ay luhr prohpr sees-TEHM duh goo-vehr-nuh-MAHN
« Le commerce reliait des communautés sur un vaste territoire. »
Trade connected communities across a vast territory.
Say it like: luh koh-MEHRS ruh-lee-EH day koh-mew-noh-TAY sewr uhn vast teh-ree-TWAHR
« La tradition orale transmet des connaissances d'une génération à l'autre. »
Oral tradition passes knowledge from one generation to the next.
Say it like: lah trah-dee-SYOHN oh-RAHL trahns-MEH day koh-neh-SAHNS dewn zhay-nay-rah-SYOHN ah LOHTR