First Nations make the largest Aboriginal group in Canada consisting of around 700,000 people, of the one million Canadian Aboriginal population.Read more...
The Inuit are the group of native people who live in the Arctic region of Canada. The term Inuit means ‘people’. They were originally known as ‘Eskimos’. Read More
The Métis are considered to be the first children of Canada and are one of the three major groups of Canadian indigenous people. Read More
Over the span of many centuries, the Aboriginals and their way of living have changed to adopt with the circumstances. Today the Aboriginals have developed both in social and economical ways. They constitute of nearly 4.5% of the total Canadian population and the government, time and again, takes measures for their upliftment. The Aboriginals have also slowly and steadily moved to urban habitats, with around 50% of them living in urban areas.
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Alberta, situated in the western part of Canada, is home to one of the largest, youngest and fastest growing Aboriginal population in Canada.
“Larger than life” is the motto of Yukon. Ravens and fireweed, which can be seen all over the region are symbols of beautiful territory called, Yukon.
Around 50 nations and 200 communities of First Nations live in British Columbia making it the region with highest diversity of First Nations.