INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF CANADA

In Canada, the indigenous people refers to first nations, Metis, and Inuit people. These people are original inhabitants of land which presently is Canada. Over million people in Canada identified as indigenous, making up 4.9 percent of national population. Though severely threatened- and in some case some extinguished by colonial forces, indigenous culture, language and social systems have development of Canada. All indigenous people in Canada are protected by section 35 of Constitution act, 1982, which enshrines indigenous rights. Indigenous people have been in Canada since time…