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In Canada, the term First Nation began replacing Indian in the 1970s [197] [198] According to the Communications Branch of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada publication, [197] published in 2001 and updated since, to "provide writers with background information and guidance on appropriate word usage and style issues, the term "Indian" is ...
First Nations (French: Premières Nations) is a term used to identify Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. [2] [3] Traditionally, First Nations in Canada were peoples who lived south of the tree line, and mainly south of the Arctic Circle. There are 634 recognized First Nations governments or bands across Canada. [4]
The largest First Nations group near the St. Lawrence waterway are the Iroquois. This area also includes the Wyandot (formerly referred to as the Huron) peoples of central Ontario, and the League of Five Nations who had lived in the United States, south of Lake Ontario. Major ethnicities include the: Anishinaabe. Algonquin; Nipissing
Pages in category "First Nations history in Canada" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. ... Timeline of the 2020 Canadian pipeline and ...
First Nations is a group of Indigenous peoples of North America that is now Canada. There are three distinctive groups of Indigenous peoples recognised in the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, sections 25 and 35. The three groups of Indigenous inhabitants in Canada are the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. Search all pages that start with. First ...
Indigenous peoples in Canada (also known as Aboriginals) [2] are the Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada. They comprise the First Nations, [3] Inuit, [4] and Métis, [5] representing roughly 5.0% of the total Canadian population.
Treaty 4 is signed between the Cree First Nations and the Crown of Canada, surrendering lands in present-day Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba. [65] 1875 20 September Treaty 5 is signed between the Saulteaux and Swampy Cree First Nations and the Canadian Crown, surrendering lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario. [66] 1876 12 April
In 2016, the governments of Canada and Ontario signed an agreement in principle, though no timeline was provided. [8] Following this agreement, chiefs from some of Iroquois and Algonquin First Nations claimed that the agreement did not represent the vast majority of their territory, as the proposed deal would transfer 117,500 acres of Crown ...