Some fun facts about Canada (you may not know...).

some Fun Facts About Canada (You May Not Know...).

SOME WELL -KNOWN FACTS: 

• Canada is the second-largest country in the world.
• Canada has a wide variety of physical features: rugged mountains, plains  and swamps.
• Because of its northerly location, Canada is dominated   by cold climates.
• Canada is rich in natural resources like fish, minerals, fertile soil, and forests.

But, there are some Fun Facts About Canada (You May Not Know YET...).Click on the link below

 1. What Does the Maple Leaf on the Canadian FLAG REPRESENT?

The maple leaf wasn't chosen at random. In fact, the adoption of the maple leaf as an important Canadian symbol dates  from 1700. Maple trees served as an important source of food to Canadian aboriginal people. And, after Canada was settled by Europeans, maple syrup production provided a convenient source of sugar.

CANADIAN GOLD: MAPLE SYRUP THEN AND NOW. Click on the link below to watch how Canadian syrup is made.

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2 . What became of the Inuit community?   

Canada’s history and culture reflect Native-Canadian and European settlement.

At the beginning of the 1600s, Europeans settled the region that would later become Canada. But, what became of the Inuit community?

By creating Nunavut (a vast territory of northern Canada that stretches across most of the Canadian Arctic in 1999), the Canadian government showed its willingness to develop the Inuit lifestyle along with the rest of Canada. This area is protected by a special set of laws and  it is self-governed.

3. WHAT IS THE ROCK STATUE Inuksuk?

Inuksuk meaning "in the image of man", are human-like figures of stone which were erected along the Canadian Shore by the Inuits. They are built into the shape of a person with their arms or legs out stretched.  The inukshuk has long been recognized as the “compass of the Arctic”  because  they served as markers to help guide Inuits across the treeless tundra of the Canadian Arctic.  

INUKSHUK MEANING - THE HISTORY OF INUKSHUKS - WHAT IS AN INUKSHUK?.Click on the link below to watch the story

4.what is the origin of the word Nunavut?:  

The word Nunavut means “our land” in Inuktitut. The Inuit language is called Inuktitut. It has only 15 consonants and 3 vowels.

5.  INUIT MYTHOLOGY  

Mythology is a repository of Inuit culture, passed down by from generation to generation to enrich and enlighten. The Legend of Lumiuk tells the story of an abused blind boy who finds refuge in the sea, where he recovers his sight and ends his abuse. 

                    THE LEGEND OF LIUMIUK Click on the link below to watch the story.