They are called First Nations peoples.
The British Empire gave the name to British Columbia, back when it was a colony of theirs. They wanted to name the colony after the Columbia river, but were afraid if they just called it 'Columbia', people would confuse it with Colombia, which is in South America. So, they put 'British' in front of it.
The Aboriginal people never did invade Australia, The British people did. Aboriginal people roamed Australia long before the British/white people did. (:
British Columbia is a beautiful Province with nice people and so much to do. :)
what brought people to British Columbia in the 1800s
Aboriginal, French and British.
About 4,419,974 people live in British Columbia.
some but not many
the British people thought that the aboriginal weren't good parents
French is spoken in British Columbia by small communities, particularly in Vancouver and Victoria. The province has some French-immersion schools and cultural organizations, reflecting the diversity of languages spoken there.
Cree and Coast Salish are both tribes of Canadian Aboriginal people. However, Cree people originate in the eastern part of the country, while the Coast Salish have populations in British Columbia.
the british were involved in the stolen gen. their goal was to mix the aboriginal children with the british to wipe out the aboriginal population completely. they also strived to teach the aboriginal children their culture and abolish the aboriginal culture. Hope this helps :)
Aboriginal people are people before colonization, normally called indigenous people. Term "Aboriginal" is normally applied to people who inhabited Australia before European colonization.