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ABORIGINAL PEOPLES IN CANADA circa 1630 represents
a temporal cross-section of Aboriginal peoples early in the seventeenth
century.
The period was chosen for three reasons. First, it represents a relatively
stable period prior to the great eastern population dislocations precipitated
by the fur trade, intertribal war and epidemic European diseases. Second,
it represents a period during which a great deal of distributional information
had been compiled in documents and maps. Third, it is a period for which
some archaeological information is available for most of the country.
Interpretative mapping information is available on the following subjects:
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