First Nations in Canada
 Population distribution of First Nations Canadians by census division, 2021 census | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,048,400[1] (2021)
2.83% of the total Canadian population | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Métis |
First Nations (French: Premières Nations) are the people of native tribes who have lived in the lands that are now part of Canada before Europeans came there.
Many use the term because the people lived there long before Canada and to make it clearer that the they have many cultures, which are sometimes very different from others. Some consider the tem as respect to those who first cultivated certain patches of land.
The aboriginal people from Canada's Arctic are thought of as a different group of people and are called the Inuit.[2]
The First Nations are important in the world because their stories have taught much about cultural values and how to live in harmony with the land.
Other words that have been used for First Nations people, tribes, and cultures have been "indigenous", "aboriginals", "Indians", "Native Indians", "Amerinds," or "Natives." Most people now consider "Indian" to be people from India.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-09-21). "Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ↑ "Terminology". First Nations & Indigenous Studies. Indigenous Foundations. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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