Discover Aboriginal Peoples
Four Host First Nations
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are being held within the traditional and shared traditional territories of the Lil'wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh.
First Nations
First Nations are one of the three distinct groups of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. There are approximately 756,700 First Nations people living in more than 630 First Nations communities, as well as rural and urban areas.
Inuit
Inuit are one of three distinct groups of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. They are the original inhabitants of the Arctic - a land rich in history and culture. Inuit refer to their homeland as "Inuit Nunaat," which is made up of four regions...
Metis
During the height of the fur trade, between the 17th and 19th centuries, a new frontier society arose from the marriage of European fur trappers and First Nations women. Skilled in the ways of both European and Aboriginal societies and formidable hunters.
