History of Alberta. Centuries before Europeans came to explore and settle what is now Alberta, Indians followed the buffalo herds, which provided them with food, clothing, and shelter. See more »

Archeologists believe that the area that is now British Columbia was inhabited as early as 8000 B.C., by prehistoric people whose ancestors had migrated from Asia at a time when a land bridge connected Asia and North America. See more »

Early Period. What is now Manitoba has been continuously inhabited from about 10,000 B.C. See more »

The area that is now New Brunswick has been continuously inhabited since 5000 B.C., when nomadic Indians occupied the region. See more »

The first Indians entered what is now Ontario some 10,000 years ago. When the first European explorations of the St. See more »

The region that is now Quebec was occupied by prehistoric Indians as early as 10,000 years ago, and was continuously inhabited by various nomadic tribes. See more »

Long before Europeans began to explore Canada, nomadic Indians roamed the plains of what is now Saskatchewan hunting buffalo. See more »

The Yukon was explored by Hudson's Bay Company fur traders in the 1840's. In 1870 the company lost its trade monopoly, and the Yukon became part of the Northwest Territories. See more »

The first inhabitants of the region now called Newfoundland and Labrador were Indians who probably reached the area around 5000 B.C. See more »

The region was inhabited by Inuit (Eskimos) and various Indian tribes when explored by Europeans in the 16th century. See more »