the first nations arrived in canada at least 15,000 years ago.
the first nations arrived in canada at least 15,000 years ago.
when did the first nations arrive in canada?
at least 15,000 years ago
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Na
first nations in alberta are indigenous peoples who live in the canadian province of alberta. the first nations are peoples (or nations) recognized as indigenous peoples in canada excluding the inuit and the métis. according to the 2011 census, a population of 116,670 albertans self-identified as first nations. specifically there were 96,730 first nations people with registered indian status and 19,945 first nations people without registered indian status. alberta has the third largest first nations population among the provinces and territories (after ontario and british columbia). from this total population, 47.3% of the population lives on an indian reserve and the other 52.7% live in urban centres. according to the 2011 census, the first nations population in edmonton (the provincial capital) totalled at 31,780, which is the second highest for any city in canada (after winnipeg). the first nations population in calgary, in reference to the 2011 census, totalled at 17,040. there are 48 first nations or "bands" in alberta (in the sense of governments made up of a council and a chief), belonging to nine different ethnic groups or "tribes" based on their ancestral languages.
first nations in alberta