Benjamin

=**canada**=


 * Canada** is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world’s second largest in total area. The land occupied by Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal people. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French explored the land. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. Queen Elizabeth II was its head of state.They speek mostly English and French there but most English.

(Jacques Cartier) The name Canada comes from a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word katana, meaning “village” or “settlement” In 1535, indigenous inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City region used the word to direct French explorer Jacques Cartier towards the village of Stadacona. Carties later used the word Canada to refer to the entire area. Then they made books and maps over Canada.
 * Etymology**


 * History**

Aboriginal Canadian traditions maintain that the indigenous people have resided on their lands since the beginning of time, while archaeological studies support a human presence in the northern Yukon from 26,500 years ago, and in southern Ontario from 9,500 years ago. It is estimated that, when Europeans began settling what is now Canada, there were about 200,000 Aboriginal people.