What's the story of Maple Leaf Forest in Canada?

The story of Maple Grove in Canada is summarized as follows:

Canada is a young country, but its maple trees have a long history. Before European immigrants entered Canada, Indians found that maple juice was sweet and edible, so they collected it and drank it, and made it into maple sugar to eat. Soon, Inuit and other tribal aborigines began to follow suit, regarding maple as a lucky tree and maple leaf as a symbol of the land where they grew and multiplied.