Aboriginal Population, 2001

Aboriginal Population, 2001 is an open dataset from Natural Resources Canada with 4 files (OTHER, PDF); catalogue record updated 2022-03-14. On CanQuery you can follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.

In 2001, 976305 people in Canada identified themselves as Aboriginal (North American Indian, Métis, Inuit or people who otherwise indicated they are Registered or Treaty Indians and/or are members of a Band or First Nation). They accounted for 3.3% of the nation’s total population, compared with 2.8% in 1996. Nearly half of the Aboriginal population (49%) lived in urban areas in 2001, while 31% lived on Indian Reserves or in Indian Settlements, and 20% lived in rural, non-reserve areas. Most of the Indian Reserves are located in the areas of Canada covered by the numbered and other treaties from pre-Confederation to 1923. A separate inset map shows the areas covered by Historical Indian Treaties.

Publisher

Natural Resources Canada

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4

Catalogue metadata updated

2022-03-14