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  2. Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation - Wikipedia

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    In a 4-3 decision on December 6, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Weyerhaeuser Company and Resolute Forest Products—previously known as Abitibi-Consolidated are responsible for cleaning the mercury-contaminated site near Grassy Narrows First Nation. According to Global News, the Court decision "brought some clarity to a long ...

  3. List of First Nations peoples in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The native peoples of the Pacific coast also make totem poles, a trait attributed to other tribes as well. In 2000 a land claim was settled between the Nisga'a people of British Columbia and the provincial government, resulting in the return of over 2,000 square kilometres of land to the Nisga'a. Major ethnicities include the: Coast Salish peoples

  4. Indigenous peoples in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was a royal commission undertaken by the Government of Canada in 1991 to address issues of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. [151] It assessed past government policies toward Indigenous people, such as residential schools, and provided policy recommendations to the government. [ 152 ]

  5. First Nations in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The first written accounts of interaction show a predominantly Old world bias, labelling the indigenous peoples as "savages", although the indigenous peoples were organized and self-sufficient. In the early days of contact, the First Nations and Inuit populations welcomed the Europeans, assisting them in living off the land and joining forces ...

  6. Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Brant, a Mohawk, depicted in a portrait by Charles Bird King, circa 1835 Three Lenape people, depicted in a painting by George Catlin in the 1860s. Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands include Native American tribes and First Nation bands residing in or originating from a cultural area encompassing the northeastern and Midwest United States and southeastern Canada. [1]

  7. List of First Nations band governments - Wikipedia

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    Classification of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas; List of traditional territories of the Indigenous peoples of North America; Canada. List of Canadian Aboriginal leaders; List of First Nations peoples; List of Indian reserves in Canada; List of Indian reserves in Canada by population; List of place names in Canada of Aboriginal origin ...

  8. Forest Products Association of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is a trade association which represents Canada's wood, pulp and paper producers both nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs. Canada's forest products industry is an $80 billion a year [1] industry that represents 2% of Canada's GDP. [2]

  9. List of Indian reserves in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation(s) Ethnic/national group Tribal council Treaty Area Population [274] Notes ha acre 2016 2011 % difference Carcross 4 [275] Carcross/Tagish: Tlingit / Tagish — n/a: 64.8 160.1: 35: 53-34.0%: Listed by Statistics Canada as self-government Haines Junction [276] Aishihik / Champagne and Aishihik ...