Aboriginal peoples of Canada

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Aboriginal peoples of Canada are the Indigenous inhabitants of the country, encompassing First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities with distinct cultures, languages, and histories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples collective
ethnocultural group
alsoKnownAs Aboriginal peoples of Canada
surface form: First Peoples of Canada

Aboriginal peoples of Canada
surface form: Indigenous peoples in Canada
continent North America
country Canada
governedBy Indian Act
surface form: Indian Act (for many First Nations people)
hasCollectiveRight harvesting rights
land rights
right to self-government
hasCulturalDiversity high
hasCulturalPractice ceremonial gatherings
oral traditions
traditional hunting and fishing
hasDemographicStatus recognized as one of Canada’s founding peoples
hasDistinctGroup First Nations
Inuit
Métis
hasDistinctLegalRights Aboriginal rights
treaty rights
hasHistoricalPresenceIn Canada
hasLanguageFamily Algonquian languages
Athabaskan
surface form: Athabaskan languages

Inuit languages
Iroquoian languages
Salishan languages
Siouan languages
Tsimshianic languages
Wakashan languages
hasLegalCategory Inuit
Métis
non-status Indians
status Indians
hasMajorIssue land claims
language loss
residential school legacy
socioeconomic disparities
systemic discrimination
hasPopulationRegion Arctic regions of Canada
Atlantic Canada
British Columbia
Northern Canada
Ontario
Western Canada
surface form: Prairie Provinces

Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
hasRepresentativeOrganization Assembly of First Nations
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Métis National Council
hasSymbolicRecognition Indigenous Peoples' Day
surface form: National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada
includes First Nations
Inuit
Métis
legalTermIn Constitution Act, 1982
surface form: Constitution Act, 1982 (Canada)
preDate European colonization of the Americas
surface form: European colonization of Canada
recognizedIn Constitution Act, 1982
surface form: Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
subjectOf Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

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First Nations legalStatus Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Canadian Museum of History focusesOn Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: First Peoples of Canada
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics UnicodeScriptProperty Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Canadian_Aboriginal
Kutchin partOf Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Territories
Aboriginal peoples of Canada alsoKnownAs Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples in Canada
Aboriginal peoples of Canada alsoKnownAs Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: First Peoples of Canada
Grand Hall hasCulturalSignificanceFor Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Canada
Human History Museum focusesOn Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: First Peoples of Canada
Newfoundlander ethnicOrigin Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador
Illusuak Cultural Centre culturalTheme Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Canada
Récollets notableMissionField Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of New France
Giovanni Giuseppe Bressani hasNotableAssociationWith Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Canada
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) spokenBy Aboriginal peoples of Canada
subject surface form: Tsilhqot’in language
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples in Canada
District of Keewatin primaryInhabitants Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Northern Canada
Hankutchin recognizedAs Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous people of Canada
Bella Coola (Nuxalk) people partOf Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Canada
Dënesųłiné isPartOf Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples in Canada
ceinture fléchée hasCulturalAssociation Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Canada
Hopedale hasPopulationGroup Aboriginal peoples of Canada
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples in Canada