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| Dominion | A self governing nation that accepts the British monarch as the head of state. |
| First Nations | Native peoples of Canada related to people who came from Asia about 12,000 years ago. |
| Commonwealth of Nations | A group of self governing nations that voluntarily maintain allegiance with another country; the British Commonwealth of Nations includes Canada, Australia, and India. |
| New France | The name given to Canada by early French settlers. |
| Inuit | A tribe of First Nations people: native people whose origins date back 12,000 years ago. |
| Loyalists | One who maintains loyalty to an established government, political party, or sovereign, especially during war or revolutionary change. |
| Bering Land Bridge | Beringia: land that once joined Siberia and Alaska. |
| Hudson Bay Company | A powerful fur trading company that helped explore much of western Canada. |
| Culturally Diverse | Many different races, ethnicities, languages, and/or religions existing in one place. |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread of language and traditions from one group to another. |
