LAW 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Constitution Act, 1982, Iroquois
13 May 2018
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Recall that the Constitution Act, 1982, defined the Aboriginal
peoples of Canada as including the Indian Inuit and Metis
peoples.
As mentioned earlier, the term Indian should be avoided.
• It began to be replaced in the 1970's with “First Nations”
• It is important to emphasize that this is a collective term which groups are very diverse
number of peoples each with its own unique history, culture, and sense of identity.
• From the Mi Kmag? of the east coast to the haida on the west coast and from the
Haudenosaunee in the South to the denay? in the North, each first nation has its own
unique identity
While many first nations people live on reserves,
many others live outside reserves & in urban
areas.
• According to 2011 census data, first nation's people = 2.6%
of the population of Canada and 60.8% of the total
Aboriginal population.
• You can find profiles of the 618 first nations communities recognized by the federal
government on the indigenous and northern affairs Canada website.
The Inuit people inhabit
• Canada's far north
• The northern regions of the Yukon in the northwest territories
• The territory of Nunavut
• The far northern part of Quebec
• Northern Labrador
The Inuit are also related to the indigenous populations of Alaska
& Greenland.
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Document Summary
Recall that the constitution act, 1982, defined the aboriginal peoples of canada as including the indian inuit and metis peoples. As mentioned earlier, the term indian should be avoided. It began to be replaced in the 1970"s with first nations . It is important to emphasize that this is a collective term which groups are very diverse number of peoples each with its own unique history, culture, and sense of identity. From the mi kmag? of the east coast to the haida on the west coast and from the. Haudenosaunee in the south to the denay? in the north, each first nation has its own unique identity. While many first nations people live on reserves, many others live outside reserves & in urban areas: according to 2011 census data, first nation"s people = 2. 6% of the population of canada and 60. 8% of the total.
