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First nations (definition)
First Nations is a term of ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis.
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Home and native waters
Canoeing an ancient trading route
A cultural gold rush
After spending more than a century in the shadow cast by the Klondike’s precious metal heyday, First Nations heritage is stepping into the limelight in the Yukon
The NWT’s new jewel
Nààts’ihch’oh National Park is the NWT’s new star
Virtual repatriation
Virtual repatriation
The greatest shows in town
Grandstand extravaganzas and the Indian Village shine during the Calgary Stampede's arts and culture festival
Raiders from the sea
Along one of the world’s greatest salmon rivers, archaeologists and First Nations elders discover clues to a turbulent past
Protecting Petun lands
Development projects near Craigleith, Ontario threaten Petun Nation historical sites
Potlatches and totem poles
Glide the waters off Vancouver Island in search of wildlife and First Nations treasures
Still waiting
A Cree community on James Bay has been fighting for a new elementary school for more than a decade. How Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is failing the next generation.
Native foods
Mapping technology brings back First Nations’ food
First Nations Face Border Struggles
In a land with no lines, how do you define the end of one territory and the beginning of another?
If you grow it, they will eat
So you think you can dance?
Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, September 2009
Department:
Gateway
Contributors:
Alison Gillmor
Galileo, king of night vision
Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2009
Department:
Gateway
Contributors:
Graham Lanktree
Mixed blessings
Canada’s Métis population has grown fourfold in the past 20 years. The reason? Ordinary people are examining their ancestry and developing pride in their bloodlines. But some Métis leaders are resisting the uprising.
No reservations
The landmark treaty of British Columbia’s Tsawwassen First Nation will abolish its reserve, add to its land base and end the tax exemption that has long defined Indian identity in Canada. Opposition is fierce, but the province’s chief negotiator argues that the agreement will give the Tsawwassen what they seek most — control of their destiny.
Landmark land settlement
Canada’s first modern, urban treaty gives the Tsawwassen First Nation control of its land and the chance at a prosperous future
People of the delta
Scattered across the vast reaches of the Mackenzie Delta, five small Arctic communities are home to a mix of newcomers from across the country and around the world and First Nations people still living off the land.Will a $16 billion gas-pipeline project be their salvation or their destruction?
The Mackenzie Delta
Thirty years after the initial project was proposed, the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline public hearings and panels are moving ahead for a final decision by 2008.
Keepers of the forest
Meet the dedicated cedar warriors working to save the last remaining old-growth giants on Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) - A story of cultural preservation
After years of residential schooling and cultural suppression, First Nations across the country are taking remarkable steps to rebuild their cultural heritage. Canadian Geographic explores Haida Gwaii and takes a look at Haida efforts to protect monumental cedar and save their native language.
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