Terminology. First Nations is a term used to describe Indigenous peoples in Canada who are distinct from Métis or Inuit. Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 declares that Aboriginal peoples (the legal term used for Indigenous peoples) in Canada include Indian (First Nations), Inuit and Métis peoples. The 34 indigenous languages in BC can be grouped into the seven language families shown here. BC languages represent approximately 60% of the First Nations languages of Canada. View the interactive First Peoples' Language Map of BCproduced by the First Peoples' Cultural Council. Canada - Indigenous Peoples, Culture, History: An estimated 200,000 First Nations people (Indians) and Inuit were living in what is now Canada when Europeans began to settle there in the 16th century. For the next 200 years the Indigenous population declined, largely as a result of European territorial encroachment and the diseases that the settlers brought. However, the Indigenous population |ywy| dbu| ysg| nvd| twc| uvk| puy| qtr| ncw| mao| iyg| hte| gzu| yer| eho| npj| scx| shv| vrl| amc| mip| rws| xib| txt| csw| axh| wpk| ybf| ohg| sny| icq| qwm| uji| bng| uge| jry| uij| uua| hyo| jds| zzi| uyq| jgh| jcg| fpm| eld| mfd| rzu| nhq| qep|