http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100013791/1100100013795

After searching for some general information and more information on what exactly First Nations means in Canada, I decided to search for a definition of First Nation from the Government of Canada. The government refers to status and non-status Indian peoples in Canada as First Nations peoples. A separate link is available for this and I will explore this in another post. Interestingly, the figures on this web page are slightly different than my previous wiki page posting. Again, the differences between Aboriginal and First Nations are stated. There is a government department that acts as the representative for the Government of Canada is dealing with issues for Aboriginal peoples including:

• negotiating land claims
• self-government agreements
• providing social services
• education
• economic development

There are further links posted and will explore some of these in further posts, specifically status as mentioned above.