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  2. List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols - Wikipedia

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    Provincial and territorial symbols by province and territory Name Flag Coat of arms Escutcheon Bird Animal (mammal) Fish Flower Tree Mineral Motto Other Alberta [2] Great horned owl: Bighorn sheep: Bull trout: Wild rose: Lodgepole pine: Petrified wood: Fortis et liber (strong and free) Provincial grass: rough fescue, song: "Alberta", gemstone ...

  3. List of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin - Wikipedia

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    Provinces and territories whose official names are aboriginal in origin are Yukon, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut. Manitoba: Either derived from the Cree word manito-wapâw meaning "the strait of the spirit or manitobau" or the Assiniboine words mini and tobow meaning "Lake of the Prairie", referring to Lake Manitoba.

  4. Seediq people - Wikipedia

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    The Seediq (sometimes Sediq, Seejiq, pronounced, , or [səˈʔəɟiq]; Chinese: 賽德克族; pinyin: Sàidékèzú) are a Taiwanese indigenous people who live primarily in Nantou County and Hualien County. Their language is also known as Seediq. They were officially recognized as Taiwan's 14th indigenous group on 23 April 2008.

  5. Indigenous peoples in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The population grew by 18.9% between 2011 to 2016, while the growth from 2016 to 2021 was only 9.4%. For the first time, the Census recorded more than 1 million First Nations people living in Canada. The Indigenous population continues to grow at a faster rate than the non-Indigenous population but at a reduced speed.

  6. List of Indian reserves in Canada - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. These Indigenous People Have Gone Viral For Exposing The High ...

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    The 21-year-old grew up in Kasabonika Lake, an Oji-Cree First Nations band government in Ontario, Canada. "It's a fly-in community, so it's very isolated," he said. "There are only about 1,000 ...

  8. The North West Company - Wikipedia

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    It was the largest employer of Indigenous People in the business sector. [citation needed] The company operates stores under these banners: [6] Canadian operations. Northern (122 stores) – Northern Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Labrador, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon,

  9. Wildlife of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA) is the federal government legislation to prevent wildlife species from becoming extinct. [38] The goal of the act is to protect endangered or threatened organisms and their habitats. [39] Provinces, territories and large municipalities also have their own species and habitat conservation regulations. [40]