Aboriginal Communities and
Minerals and Metals Activities Map

The online Aboriginal Communities and Minerals and Metals Activities map shows the vital role minerals and metals can play in supporting strong Aboriginal communities, peoples and economies, and aims to raise awareness of potential economic opportunities for communities.

In this map, Canadian communities with a significant Aboriginal population and principal producing mines are geographically displayed. Aboriginal communities, for purposes of these maps, are defined as those Canadian communities with a self-identified population of 20% or more Aboriginal people, as enumerated by the 2001 Census. For more information on the 2001 Census, visit the Statistics Canada web site at www.statcan.ca.