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The name Canada comes from Kanata, an Iroquois Aboriginal word that means village.

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The name Manitoba comes from the Cree \"Man-into-wahpaow\", which means \"the narrows of the Great Spirit\" and refers to an island in Lake Manitoba Narrows where the waves on the loose surface rocks of its north shore produce curious, bell-like wailing sounds, which the First Nations believed came from a huge drum beaten by the spirit Manitou.

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Iqaluit experiences 24 hours of daylight per day in June, and six hours per day in December.

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Aboriginals discovered the first chewing gum, which was collected from spruce trees. Some of these \"chewing gums\" were used to relieve toothache, headache, and indigestion.

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Pine trees were used by First Nations to make a tea that helped relieve coughs.

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Out of the three Aboriginal groups (North American Indian, Métis, Inuit), Métis had the largest population growth, with an increase of 33.3% between 2001 and 2006.

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