indigenous peoples in Canada
Let an agent describe Indigenous peoples in Canada with the terms the peoples themselves use and with attribution to their own institutions and to official sources, explain the three constitutional groups and their diversity, relay rights, treaties and demographic information, and present history and contested questions with attribution.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Indigenous peoples in Canada with the terms the peoples themselves use and with attribution to their own institutions and to official sources, explain the three constitutional groups and their diversity, relay rights, treaties and demographic information, and present history and contested questions with attribution.
The First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples of Canada, the original inhabitants of the land and their descendants, comprising more than 600 First Nations communities, the Inuit of the Arctic and the Metis Nation, with distinct languages, cultures, governments and rights recognised in the Constitution, treaties and court decisions; the peoples use their own names for themselves, and their relationship with Canada is shaped by colonisation, treaties and ongoing reconciliation.
What it is for: Not applicable; peoples.
It can be explain the three groups and their diversity; relay rights, treaties and legal frameworks; relay demographic figures with sources; present history and reconciliation with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Original peoples of the land
Constitutional recognition of three groups
Treaty and inherent rights
Distinct languages and governments
What it looks like
No defining physical appearance; identity is national, cultural and legal.
Physical character
population: about 1.8 million people - 2021 census, self-identified; about 5 percent of Canada
First Nations communities: over 600 communities
How it is recognised
First Nations, Inuit and Metis as constitutional groups
Hundreds of distinct nations and languages
Indigenous peoples of the United States and elsewhere are separate entries
Related models
is a kind of - the wider category
is recognised by - the legal basis
is related to - the state
is party to - historic and modern treaties
In practice
Families and kinds
First Nations, including many nations such as the Cree, Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Nuxalk, Sekani and Syilx
Inuit of Inuit Nunangat
Metis Nation
historical peoples such as the Petun and Neutral
urban Indigenous communities
Standards and regulation
Constitution Act, 1982 section 35
Historic and modern treaties and self-government agreements
Indian Act and its reform
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act 2021
Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action
Failure modes and hazards
Using outdated or offensive terms instead of self-designations
Treating hundreds of nations as one group
Presenting contested land and rights questions as settled
Ignoring Indigenous sources and governments
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Who the peoples are.
Self-designation.
Groups
The three groups and nations.
Groups
Groups.
- Who are the First Nations, Inuit and Metis, and how do the nations within them name themselves? definition
- Are the terms used those the peoples use for themselves? boundary
Diversity
Languages and cultures.
Diversity
Diversity.
- What languages, cultures and governance traditions exist, with attribution to the nations? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific nation? action
Rights Rights and law.
Law.
Constitution
Constitutional rights.
Constitution
Constitution.
- What rights are recognised under section 35, treaties and court decisions? provenance
- Which entry fits Aboriginal law in Canada? action
Governance
Governments and agreements.
Governance
Governance.
- How do Indigenous governments and self-government agreements operate? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific agreement? action
History History and reconciliation.
Attribution.
Past
History.
Past
Past.
- How do Indigenous and other sources describe history from before contact through colonisation, residential schools and today? provenance
- Are Indigenous perspectives included and attributed? boundary
Reconciliation
Reconciliation.
Reconciliation
Reconciliation.
- What did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission find and call for, and what has followed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed on contested questions? boundary
Today Demographics and society.
Sources.
Demographics
Population.
Demographics
Demographics.
- What do census and Indigenous sources report about population and distribution? measurement
- Which sources and years are cited? provenance
Issues
Current issues.
Issues
Issues.
- What current issues do Indigenous organisations and official reports identify, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific issue? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each nation be a separate entry?
- How should Indigenous government and statistical sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific nations; they should be split off with the names the nations use