Indigenous Peoples in Canada (also known as Aboriginal Canadians or First Peoples) are the Indigenous people within the boundaries of territory currently claimed by Canada. They comprise the First Nations, Inuit, and Metis. Aboriginal people is a legal term encompassing all indigenous Canadian groups. These are the original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada. Indigenous people have been in Canada since time immemorial. They formed complex social, political, economic and cultural systems before Europeans came to North America. In 2016, more than 1.6 million people identified as…