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indigenous peoples in Canada

descendants of the indigenous peoples who lived in the territory now known as Canada before its capture by European colonists
Intangible ethnic_group Q863284
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indigenous peoples in Canada

Summary

indigenous peoples in Canada is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,974 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • indigenous peoples in Canada's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[3].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada is a type of indigenous peoples of North America[4].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada's Commons category is recorded as Indigenous peoples in Canada[5].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada comprises First Nations[6].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada comprises Inuit[7].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada comprises Métis[8].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Indigenous peoples in Canada[9].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Aboriginal peoples in Canada[10].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada's topic has template is recorded as Q25942581[11].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada's has characteristic is recorded as human settlement[12].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada's has characteristic is recorded as agriculture[13].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada's has characteristic is recorded as architecture[14].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada's has characteristic is recorded as hierarchy[15].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada's has characteristic is recorded as trade[16].
  • indigenous peoples in Canada's studied by is recorded as indigenous studies[17].

Body

Definition and Type

indigenous peoples in Canada's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[3]. It is a type of indigenous peoples of North America[4].

Use and Application

Components include First Nations[6], a population group[18], in Canada[19]; Inuit[7], an ethnic group[20], in Canada[21]; and Métis[8], an ethnic group[22], in Canada[23].

Why It Matters

indigenous peoples in Canada ranks in the top 2% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,974 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → First Nations, Inuit, Métis
    Topic has template → Q25942581
    Instance of → ethnic group
    Has parts → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007545980805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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