Indigenous peoples in Northern Canada
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The Indigenous peoples in Northern Canada consist of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit located in Canada's three territories: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon.
Northwest Territories
[edit]Nunavut
[edit]All communities in Nunavut are Inuit. There are no First Nations or Métis.
| Communitya | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governance | Name[2] | |||
| Indigenous peoples |
Community type | Territorial region |
Official[3] | Traditional[3][4] / Inuktitut syllabics[5]b |
| Inuit | Settlement | Kitikmeot | Bathurst Inlet | Kingoak |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kitikmeot | Cambridge Bay | Iqaluktuuttiaq, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kitikmeot | Gjoa Haven | Urhuqtuuq, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kitikmeot | Kugaaruk | ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kitikmeot | Kugluktuk | ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kitikmeot | Taloyoak | ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ |
| Inuit | Settlement | Kitikmeot | Umingmaktok | |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kivalliq | Arviat | ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kivalliq | Baker Lake | Qamani’tuuq, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kivalliq | Chesterfield Inlet | Igluligaarjuk, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kivalliq | Coral Harbour | Salliq, ᓴᓪᓕᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kivalliq | Naujaat | ᓇᐅᔮᑦ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kivalliq | Rankin Inlet | Kangiqtiniq, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ or Kangiqiniq, ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Kivalliq | Whale Cove | Tikiraqjuaq, ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Arctic Bay | Ikpiarjuk, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Clyde River | Kangiqtugaapik, ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Grise Fiord | Aujuittuq, ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Igloolik | ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ |
| Inuit | City | Qikiqtaaluk | Iqaluit (territorial capital) | ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Kimmirut | ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Kinngait | ᑭᙵᐃᑦ |
| Inuit | Settlement | Qikiqtaaluk | Nanisivik | ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Pangnirtung | ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Pond Inlet | Mitimatalik, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Qikiqtarjuaq | ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Resolute | Qausuittuq, ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Sanikiluaq, | ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ |
| Inuit | Hamlet | Qikiqtaaluk | Sanirajak | ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ |
Notes
[edit]- ^a Bathurst Inlet, Nanisivik, and Umingmaktok are not listed as official communities by the Government of Nunavut, but are listed as settlements by Statistics Canada.[3][6]
- ^b Inuktitut syllabics are not normally used in Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk.
Yukon
[edit]- First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun
- Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation
- Selkirk First Nation
- White River First Nation
- Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
- Kluane First Nation
- Kwanlin Dün First Nation
- Ta'an Kwach'an Council
See also
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Further reading
[edit]- Crowe, Keith J (1991). A history of the original peoples of northern Canada. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 0773508805.
- ^ "Official NWT Community Names". Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Official NWT Community Names". Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "ICSP Toolkit - Community Profiles". Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "ICSP Naunaitkutat - Nunallaanik Naunaitkutangit". Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑏᑦ - ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓅᖓᔪᑦ". Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.