First Nations in Atlantic Canada
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First Nations in Atlantic Canada constitute several dozen nations. These First Nations
are of varying ethnicities, including Mi'kmaq, Innu
, and Maliseet.
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
are of varying ethnicities, including Mi'kmaq, Innu
Innu
The Innu are the indigenous inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan , which comprises most of the northeastern portions of the provinces of Quebec and some western portions of Labrador...
, and Maliseet.