ANTH 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Petun, Algonquin Language, Iroquoian Languages
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Powwow dancers elizabeth eshkibok-trudeau and her son waaweyeseh ( whirlwind ), wikwemikong first nation, manitoulin island. Ontario has the largest aboriginal population in canada, comprising just over 20 percent of the country"s overall total of approximately 1. 4 million. This aboriginal population is comprised primarily by first nations peoples (60% of the overall total), who number about 700,000. The first nations population is further divided by those defined as having indian status under the indian act (81%) and those. First nations people who do not have official status (19%). The predominant demographic trend is towards a greater urbanized aboriginal population in canada, as 54 percent now live in urban areas, compared to 50 percent in the 1996 census. The largest urban aboriginal population in canada lives in winnipeg, manitoba (68,380 persons), while other cities such as. Edmonton, toronto, and vancouver also have substantial aboriginal populations.
