Indigenous.

People | Community

Indigenous peoples and communities ‘Indigenous peoples' is a collective name for the original peoples of North America and their descendants. Often, ‘Aboriginal peoples' is also used.

The Canadian Constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal peoples: Indians (more commonly referred to as First Nations), Inuit and Métis. These are three distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.

More than 1.67 million people in Canada identify themselves as an Aboriginal person, according to the 2016 Census. Aboriginal peoples are:

• the fastest growing population in Canada – grew by 42.5% between 2006 and 2016
• the youngest population in Canada – about 44% were under the age of 25 in 2016

For more information, please visit Government of Canada website.

Proud Indigenous

First Nations in Canada

For more information, please visit Government of Canada website.