Indigneous People of Canada

Indigenous people refer to the people who are inheritors of a unique culture and they use different ways in order to connect and associate with people. They have maintained their social, cultural, political and economic characteristics which are very different from those of dominant societies. In Canada, Indigenous refers to First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. They are the original occupiers of land which now comes under Canada. There are more than 600 communities of First nations people in Canada.