Aboriginal peoples of Canada

E106684

Aboriginal peoples of Canada are the Indigenous inhabitants of the country, encompassing First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities with distinct cultures, languages, and histories.

All labels observed (12)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples collective ⓘ
ethnocultural group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Peoples of Canada ⓘ
Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
governedBy Indian Act (for many First Nations people) ⓘ
linked to: Indian Act
hasCollectiveRight harvesting rights ⓘ
land rights ⓘ
right to self-government ⓘ
hasCulturalDiversity high ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice ceremonial gatherings ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
traditional hunting and fishing ⓘ
hasDemographicStatus recognized as one of Canada’s founding peoples ⓘ
hasDistinctGroup First Nations ⓘ
Inuit ⓘ
Métis ⓘ
hasDistinctLegalRights Aboriginal rights ⓘ
treaty rights ⓘ
hasHistoricalPresenceIn Canada ⓘ
hasLanguageFamily Algonquian languages ⓘ
Athabaskan languages ⓘ
linked to: Athabaskan

Inuit languages ⓘ
Iroquoian languages ⓘ
Salishan languages ⓘ
Siouan languages ⓘ
Tsimshianic languages ⓘ
Wakashan languages ⓘ
hasLegalCategory Inuit ⓘ
Métis ⓘ
non-status Indians ⓘ
status Indians ⓘ
hasMajorIssue land claims ⓘ
language loss ⓘ
residential school legacy ⓘ
socioeconomic disparities ⓘ
systemic discrimination ⓘ
hasPopulationRegion Arctic regions of Canada ⓘ
Atlantic Canada ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ
Northern Canada ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
Prairie Provinces ⓘ
linked to: Western Canada

Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
hasRepresentativeOrganization Assembly of First Nations ⓘ
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami ⓘ
Métis National Council ⓘ
hasSymbolicRecognition National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada ⓘ
includes First Nations ⓘ
Inuit ⓘ
Métis ⓘ
legalTermIn Constitution Act, 1982 (Canada) ⓘ
preDate European colonization of Canada ⓘ
recognizedIn Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
subjectOf Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples ⓘ
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Nations → legalStatus → Aboriginal peoples of Canada ⓘ
Canadian Museum of History → focusesOn → First Peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics → UnicodeScriptProperty → Canadian_Aboriginal ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Kutchin → partOf → Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Territories ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Aboriginal peoples of Canada → alsoKnownAs → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Aboriginal peoples of Canada → alsoKnownAs → First Peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Grand Hall → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Human History Museum → focusesOn → First Peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Newfoundlander → ethnicOrigin → Indigenous peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Illusuak Cultural Centre → culturalTheme → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Récollets → notableMissionField → Indigenous peoples of New France ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Giovanni Giuseppe Bressani → hasNotableAssociationWith → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Tsilhqot’in language → spokenBy → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
subject linked to: Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin)
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
District of Keewatin → primaryInhabitants → Indigenous peoples of Northern Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Hankutchin → recognizedAs → Indigenous people of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Bella Coola (Nuxalk) people → partOf → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Dënesųłiné → isPartOf → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
ceinture fléchée → hasCulturalAssociation → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Hopedale → hasPopulationGroup → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Murray Sinclair → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada → mainSubject → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Nina Wilson → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Dené Suliné → isPartOf → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Eeyou → legalStatus → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Canadian Encyclopedia → subject → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Agawa Rock Pictographs Trail → associatedWith → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Department of Anthropology (University of Manitoba) → focusesOn → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Indigenous peoples of Newfoundland → partOf → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Musée amérindien de Mashteuiatsh → focusesOnEthnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Francophone Innu → recognizedAs → Aboriginal peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
First Nations in Quebec → hasConstitutionalStatus → Aboriginal peoples of Canada ⓘ
Tom Jackson → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Ucluelet First Nation → partOf → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Jillian Dion → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Jennifer Podemski → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Alanis Obomsawin → hasNotableSubject → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Sarah Podemski → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation of British Columbia → relatedTo → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Winnipeg North → hasSignificantEthnicGroup → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Tamara Podemski → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Lili Francks → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Peigan → memberOfGroup → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Oji-Cree people → partOf → Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Eric Schweig → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Malécites → partOf → Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada