Cockfield: Canadian history, reframed, tells a different story

First came the First.
To the West, the Salish rejoiced as their nets pulled in salmon to feed their village. The Blackfoot of the plains waited out long winters beneath tanned furs, nourishing their families with dried meats and berries. Inland, the Odaawaa hunted beaver and traded skins. Far to the  East, the Innu scraped mussels beneath jewelled ceilings of ice, hoping the hurricanes would not destroy their stocks entirely. Surrounding them were many others, among them Athapaskan, Cree, S