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This organization, however, collapsed in 1967 as the three groups failed to act as one, so the non-status and Métis groups formed the Native Council of Canada and the treaty/status groups formed the National Indian Brotherhood (NIB), an umbrella group for provincial and territorial organizations like the Indian Association of Alberta.
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) (formerly the Native Council of Canada and briefly the Indigenous Peoples Assembly of Canada), founded in 1971, is a national Canadian aboriginal organization that represents Aboriginal peoples (Non-Status and Status Indians, Métis, and Southern Inuit) who live off Indian reserves in either urban or rural areas across Canada. [1]
Several peoples in Alberta fall under the term Dene, which is a name used by many related peoples in the Northwest Territories. In Alberta this includes the Beaver, Chipewyan, Slavey, and Sarcee. All Dene peoples share similar spiritual beliefs and social organization, but the Sarcee people are a Plains people, while the others are Subarctic.
Native Americans in the United States; List of Alaska Native tribal entities; List of Indian reservations in the United States; List of historical Indian reservations in the United States; National Park Service Native American Heritage Sites; Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy; State recognized tribes in the United States
A History of Aboriginal Treaties and Relations in Canada; Map of historical territory treaties with Aboriginal peoples in Canada; Naming guidelines of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Government of Canada; Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Notwithstanding Canada's location within the Americas, the term Native American is hardly ever used in Canada, in order to avoid any confusion due to the ambiguous meaning of the word "American". Therefore, the term is typically used only in reference to the Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of the present-day United States . [ 33 ]
A tribal council is an association of First Nations bands in Canada, generally along regional, ethnic or linguistic lines. [1] An Indian band, usually consisting of one main community, is the fundamental unit of government for First Nations in Canada. Bands may unite to form a tribal council, but they need not do so.
According to the Government of Alberta reserves cover a total area of 656,660 ha (1,622,630 acres). [1] However, according to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada reserves in Alberta total 866,022.8 ha (2,139,989 acres). Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and Statistics Canada recognize six Indian settlements within Alberta. Constance,Lake.ON