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The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was a royal commission undertaken by the Government of Canada in 1991 to address issues of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. [151] It assessed past government policies toward Indigenous people, such as residential schools, and provided policy recommendations to the government. [ 152 ]
The Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs was established by the then new Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (now Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada), in 1968. Although the mandate has changed many times, it is current, as of the 43rd Parliament.
Canada portal: The following is a partial list of First Nations band governments in Canada: [1] [2] [3] Alberta ... Canada. List of Canadian Aboriginal leaders;
Aboriginal Canada Portal; The Atlas of Canada—Explore Our Maps—History; The Canadian Museum of Civilization-First Peoples Section; Films about Aboriginal peoples at NFB.ca; First Nations Seeker; A History of Aboriginal Treaties and Relations in Canada; Map of historical territory treaties with Aboriginal peoples in Canada
These people traditionally used tipis covered with skins as their homes. Their main sustenance was the bison, which they used as food, as well as for all their garments.The leaders of some Plains tribes wore large headdresses made of feathers, something which is wrongfully attributed by some to all First Nations peoples.
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) (formerly the Native Council of Canada and briefly the Indigenous Peoples Assembly of Canada), founded in 1971, is a national Canadian aboriginal organization that represents Aboriginal peoples (Non-Status and Status Indians, Métis, and Southern Inuit) who live off Indian reserves in either urban or rural areas across Canada. [1]
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation(s) Ethnic/national group Tribal council Treaty Area Population [274] Notes ha acre 2016 2011 % difference Carcross 4 [275] Carcross/Tagish: Tlingit / Tagish — n/a: 64.8 160.1: 35: 53-34.0%: Listed by Statistics Canada as self-government Haines Junction [276] Aishihik / Champagne and Aishihik ...
The current nursing station was constructed in 1973. Like other reserves, the healthcare is delivered by the federal Health Canada (unlike the rest of the province). It's a six-nurse station with a physician on site Monday to Friday. The station also has visiting specialists including optometrists and dentists.