The ancestors of the First Nations first migrated to America, and then the various groups scattered throughout the continent. Each people developed a way of life that depended on the geographical characteristics of their territory.
In the woodlands, hunting was the main source of food. The peoples who lived in these areas thus had a nomadic way of life, following the herds. As a result, they lived in tents and made objects that facilitated their movements (toboggans, carrying straps, light baskets).
On the other hand, those who settled in areas where cultivating land was possible remained in the same place for a long time, so that each year they could sow seeds and grow and harvest their plants. They dried grains and plants, which they stored in terracotta pots. They were therefore more sedentary, living in longhouses and going hunting and fishing around the village.
Waterways also play an important role in their way of life: rivers make it possible to travel quickly in a canoe and lakes are a source of fish.