In fact, the majority of Aboriginal people live in cities (51%) such as Winnipeg (78,420), Edmonton (61,765), Vancouver (52,375) or Montreal (26,280). They make up 4.3% of the Canadian population. The First Nations (Cree, Innu, Mohawk, etc.) are 61% Aboriginal, 32% Métis, and 4% Inuit.
This map cannot identify the 600 Indigenous communities in Canada. However, it gives you a good insight into the places where those who have inhabited this land for thousands of years live. Click on the provinces or territories to find out who the Aboriginal people live there.
Indigenous peoples across Canada are blowing the winds of youth: the median age is 27, compared to 41 for non-Indigenous people. They also have more babies than other Canadians: the Aboriginal population grew by 232,385 people (or 20%) between 2006 and 2011, compared to the 5% growth seen among non-Aboriginal people.
This is not the only type of inequality. Indigenous people earn less, receive less money for education and health, end up in prison more often and die earlier than non-Indigenous people.
The Indian Act applies to the First Nations, the first version of which was passed in 1876 and large parts of which – such as the administration of reserves or structures such as band councils – have survived to this day. A law that treats indigenous peoples as minors.
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