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  2. Indigenous peoples in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous peoplesin Canada. Indigenous peoples in Canada (also known as Aboriginals) [2] are the Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada. They comprise the First Nations, [3] Inuit, [4] and Métis, [5] representing roughly 5.0% of the total Canadian population.

  3. Canadian Indian residential school system - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Indian residential school system[nb 1] was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. [nb 2] The network was funded by the Canadian government 's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by various Christian churches. The school system was created to isolate Indigenous children from the influence of their own ...

  4. First Nations in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous peoplesin Canada. First Nations (French: Premières Nations) is a term used to identify Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. [2][3] Traditionally, First Nations in Canada were peoples who lived south of the tree line, and mainly south of the Arctic Circle.

  5. Timeline of First Nations history - Wikipedia

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    The history of the First Nations is the prehistory and history of present-day Canada's peoples from the earliest times to the present day with a focus on First Nations. The pre-history settlement of the Americas is a subject of ongoing debate. First Nation's oral histories and traditional knowledge, combined with new methodologies and ...

  6. History of Indigenous organizations in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Grand Indian Council of Ontario and Quebec was established in 1870 composed primarily of Ojibway and Iroquois. In 1915, the Allied Tribes of B.C. was formed by Peter Kelly and Andrew Paull to seek treaties and adequate-size reserves. After the First World War, the League of Indians in Canada was founded by a Mohawk veteran, Fred Ogilvie ...

  7. Indian Canadians - Wikipedia

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    A notable moment in early Indo-Canadian history was in 1902 when Punjabi Sikh settlers first arrived in Golden, British Columbia to work at the Columbia River Lumber Company. [42] These early settlers built the first Gurdwara (Sikh temple) in Canada and North America in 1905, [43] [44] which would later be destroyed by fire in 1926. [45]

  8. Mi'kmaq - Wikipedia

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    The Mi'kmaq (also Mi'gmaq, Lnu, Mi'kmaw or Mi'gmaw; English: / ˈ m ɪ ɡ m ɑː / MIG-mah; Miꞌkmaq: ⓘ, and formerly Micmac) [4] [5] [6] are an Indigenous group of people of the Northeastern Woodlands, native to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces, primarily Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, [7] and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as Native ...

  9. Settler colonialism in Canada - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Settler colonialism in Canada refers to the process and effects of colonization on the Indigenous peoples of Canada. As colonization progressed, Indigenous peoples were subject to policies of forced assimilation and cultural genocide. Governments in Canada in many cases ignored or chose to deny the aboriginal title of First Nations.