First Nations in Canada
First Nations (French: Premières Nations) are the people of native tribes who have lived in the lands that are now part of Canada before Europeans came there.
File:Kawawachikamach Band of the Naskapi Nation.jpg   | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 977,230[1] (Canada census 2016) | |
| Languages | |
| Aboriginal languages Canadian English Canadian French | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity Traditional beliefs | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Métis |
Many use the term because the people lived there long before Canada and to make it clearer that the they have many cultures, which are sometimes very different from others. Some consider the tem as respect to those who first cultivated certain patches of land.
The aboriginal people from Canada's Arctic are thought of as a different group of people and are called the Inuit.[2]
The First Nations are important in the world because their stories have taught much about cultural values and how to live in harmony with the land.
Other words that have been used for First Nations people, tribes, and cultures have been "indigenous", "aboriginals", "Indians", "Native Indians", "Amerinds," or "Natives." Most people now consider "Indian" to be people from India.
References
change- ↑ "Aboriginal peoples in Canada: Key results from the 2016 Census". The Daily. Statistics Canada. 2017-10-25.
- ↑ "Terminology". First Nations & Indigenous Studies. Indigenous Foundations. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
