Indigenous People Of Canada
Indigenous peoples (or Aboriginal peoples) in Canada refers to the peoples of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit nations. These are the first people to live on what is now known as Canada's land. Over 1.6 million Canadians identified as Indigenous in the 2016 census, accounting for 4.9 percent of the country's population. Indigenous culture, language, and social structures have influenced the growth of Canada and continue to expand and prosper despite extreme adversity, despite being seriously endangered and in some cases extinguished by colonial forces.

Our Desire 

We want Indigenous people in Canada to be recognized and respected. Teach society indigenous culture, history and hardship that they have been through, such as"

Challenges in daily life

what challenges that indigenous people experience in daily life, tradition, beliefs etc.

Perspective of cultural anthropology

How can the study of indigenous people interact with cultural anthropology

Ethical issues and Controversies 

What are ethical issues and controversies indigenous may face.
Sole purpose of this website is to give more depth understanding of challenges indigenous people experience in daily life, traditions, beliefs. How can these subjects be studied from the perspective of cultural anthropology? What are ethical issues and controversies?
 

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Definition of Indigenous People

Indigenous people, or aboriginal people

are the original, earliest known inhabitant group from a particular region or country. They remain their traditional lifestyle and language, however, the problem of exploitation, marginalization, oppression, forced assimilation, and genocide by colonized people or different ethnic group still exist. Therefore, today they are protected in international or national law and have a set of specific right base on their linguistic and historical background, which eliminated the discrimination to indigenous people and guaranteed their rights.

Who are Indigenous People in Canada

3 main categories of Indigenous people in Canada

  1. Inuit

Majority of who inhabit the northern regions of Canada. Inuit Nuangat refers as the land, water and ice they live with from the Arctic region.

   2. Métis

Mixed with European and Indigenous ancestry who originated in Western Canada and expand outward from the Red River Settlement

   3. First Nation

There are more than 630 First Nation communities that recognized by the government that most of them live in south of the Arctic. They represent more than 50 nations and 50 First Nation languages.

References

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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people

https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1307460755710/1536862806124