Indigenous Canadians
Also known asCanadians, Indigenous · Indigenous Canadian · Canadian Natives · Canadian Native · Native, Canadian · Natives, Canadian · Native Canadians · Canadian, Native · Canadians, Native · Native Canadian · First Nation Canadians · Canadian, First Nation
Definition
The three groups of indigenous aboriginal peoples of Canada. These include First Nations, Inuit and Métis. These are three distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.
MeSH classification
- M01.270.968.500.600.375
- M01.686.477.250.600.375
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Alaska Natives
Persons having origins in any indigenous people of ALASKA and their descendants.
Indians, North American
Members of indigenous North American populations with pre-colonial contact origins.
Inuit
Inuktitut-speakers generally associated with the northern polar region.
Navajo People
Southern Athabaskan-speaking Native American people generally associated with the Southwestern states. Navajo Nation is the largest Native A…
Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000086682) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗