Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: First Nations People, Métis and Inuit Highlights Aboriginal people – Diverse groups living across the country New data from the National Household Survey (NHS) show that 1,400,685 people had an Aboriginal identity in 2011, representing 4.3% of the total Canadian population. Aboriginal people accounted for 3.8% of the population enumerated in the 2006 Census, 3.3% in the 2001 Census and 2.8% in the 1996 Census. The Aboriginal population increased by 232,385 people, or 20.1% between 2006 and 2011, compared with 5.2% for the non-Aboriginal population.The largest numbers of Aboriginal people lived in Ontario and the western provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia). Aboriginal people made up the largest shares of the population of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. First Nations people In 2011, 851,560 people identified as a First Nations person, representing 60.8% of the total Aboriginal population and 2.6% of the total Canadian population. Métis In 2011, 451,795 people identified as Métis. Inuit Métis
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1967 - Design in Canadian Coins One Cent:- "For this I wished to use a very common bird, but one with symbolic overtones. I selected the dove (rock dove) -very common, in cities as well as in the country, as the pigeon, and having associations with spiritual values and also with peace." - Alex Colville. In 1964 the Minister of Finance, Walter L. A Panel of Judges was appointed to choose the six winning designs. The decision of the panel was announced in the mint report of 1966. Five Cent:- "The rabbit (varying hare) is common, much loved by children, perhaps because of it vulnerability. Ten Cents:- "Being the smallest coin, this requires a simple and unambiguous image. Twenty-five Cent:- "The wildcat (bobcat) seemed appropriate for this coin, which is large enough for the subtle shape of this common, though rarely seen, animal. Fifty Cent:- "The wolf, unfortunately no longer common, is here symbolic of the vastness and loneliness of Canada, and thus of our tradition and to a degree, of our present condition.
Wookieepedia The Atlas of Canada - Home Page Since 1906, the Atlas of Canada has offered a rich treasury of geographic information for all Canadians. You'll find hundreds of online maps about Canada's environment, society, economy and history. Toporama: Continuous map coverage for all of Canada is available from national to regional and local topographic scales. The dynamic map viewer offers features for searching place names, zooming and panning, measuring distances, getting coordinates and more. Read about topographic maps Reference Maps: Reference maps encompass international, national and provincial maps in addition to basic black and white outline maps that include capital city locations and/or names.
World Digital Library Home Canada: Geography, History, Politics, and More Geography Covering most of the northern part of the North American continent and with an area larger than that of the United States, Canada has an extremely varied topography. In the east, the mountainous maritime provinces have an irregular coastline on the Gulf of St. Westward toward the Pacific, most of British Columbia, the Yukon, and part of western Alberta are covered by parallel mountain ranges, including the Rockies. Government Canada is a federation of ten provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan) and three territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut). History The first inhabitants of Canada were native Indian peoples, primarily the Inuit (Eskimo).
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