not all First Nations were allies of the Europeans. ex. the beothuk were hunted down by the Europeans for bounty because they didn't want to have the Europeans on their land.
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That's simply, other then the Vikings and First Nations it was the Europeans.
The mikmaq were once enemies with the Mohawks and waged war with them. They were also enemies with the British.
Fur ! Obviously lol. Beaver Fur was a popular choice among all of the animals they had to choose from.
When the Europeans first settled in the east, many First Nation tribes fought to keep their land. When they lost their land they moved into the west. This was no problem in the beginning, however; the problem emerged when the CPR was created, starting in the east, and began to move more and more Europeans out west. The First Nations were forced even farther west until the CPR was completed "from coast to coast" and the First Nations had no where else to go. Without the CPR, the Europeans would not have settled as quickly into the west, leaving the First Nations more time to fight for their land.
The term 'First Nations' refers to the groups of people that were native to Canada prior to the European settlements. The First Nations are also known as Indians (even more so in America), but it is an incorrect term that began being used after Columbus thought he arrived in India (rather than North America).