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Abstract

The map shows the distribution of the population by census division and census subdivision who identified themselves in the 2006 Census as North American Indian, Inuit, or Métis. According to the 2006 Census, 698 025 people identified themselves as North American Indian also referred to as 'First Nations people,' 389 785 people identified themselves as Métis and 50 485 people identified themselves as Inuit. Ontario and the western provinces combined accounted for an estimated 577 300 First Nations people, or four-fifths (83%) of the total First Nations population. Nine out of 10 people, about 87% who identified themselves as Métis lived in either the western provinces or Ontario. Just over three-quarters of Inuit in Canada (78%), or about 40 000 people, lived in one of four regions within Inuit Nunaat, the Inuit language expression for 'Inuit homeland,' a region stretching from Labrador to the Yukon.

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