Geographical Locations:
Residing within the five million km2 zone
of northern or boreal coniferous forest, the Subarctic People stretched across seven provinces and two territories with three-quarters of the land situated on the Canadian Shield. Extending from the arctic tundra to the mountains, winters are long and harsh, temperatures often reaching -40° C with the forest cover and snow supplying shelter for the people and animals. In the extreme, during summer temperatures can rise to 30°
C. The land contained many lakes and was crossed by countless rivers. It encompassed western
mountain ranges, plateaus and the Yukon River lowlands. The entire area had as few as 60 000 people.
The Algonquian speaking people, such as the Innu, the Attikamek, the Cree and the Saulteaux, inhabited east of the Hudson Bay, while the Athabascan speaking people to the west.
The Algonquian speaking people, such as the Innu, the Attikamek, the Cree and the Saulteaux, inhabited east of the Hudson Bay, while the Athabascan speaking people to the west.