Aboriginal peoples of Canada

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

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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

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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