The principal author of this version of Basic Departmental Data is Christiane Gour. This publication was prepared under the direction of Bonita Coole-Stevenson, A/Manager, First Nations and Northern Statistics Section, Corporate Information Management Directorate. Technical and editorial support were provided by colleagues in the Corporate Information Management Directorate and by organizations both inside and outside the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Gathering Strength - Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan, offers First Nations, Inuit and Northerners a framework for renewing partnerships, strengthening Aboriginal governance; developing new fiscal relationships; and supporting strong communities, peoples and economies. Basic Departmental Data (BDD) helps measure efforts aimed at achieving key goals of Gathering Strength by providing a comprehensive portrait of the demographic, social and economic conditions of all Registered Indians and Canadians living north of 60^o. Essentially descriptive, BDD has tried to maintain continuity with past events while providing an accurate portrait of the changing circumstances of First Nations and Northerners.

Subjects covered in BDD include population, health, education, social conditions, and housing. For each subject area, information is presented in textual, graphic and tabular formats. Each page contains highlights pertaining to the tabular and graphical information, and notes and sources are indicated at the bottom of each table. The Glossary includes definitions of basic terms used throughout the publication.

It is important to note in this publication, the word "Indian" means a Registered Indian. A person with status within the meaning of the Indian Act, whose name appears on the Indian Register as maintained by DIAND, is a Registered Indian. In June 1985, amendments to the Indian Act were passed by Parliament. These changes, known as the Bill C-31 amendments, restore Indian status and membership rights to individuals and their children who had been enfranchised because of certain clauses contained in the Indian Act.

In 1999 Registered Indians were affiliated with one of the 612 bands located across Canada. Please note that Nunavut, Canada's newest territory, came into being on April 1, 1999. As such, the availability of data for Nunavut is limited in this issue of BDD.

• Acknowledgements
• Note to Users
• Introduction
• Demographics
• Health
• Education
• Social Conditions
• Housing
• Self-government
• The North
• Additional Topics
• Glossary

For a printed copy, please contact
Publications and Public Enquiries at:

Tel.: (819) 997-0380.
E-Mail: infopubs@inac.gc.ca

QS-3625-010-EE-A1
Catalogue n^o: R12-7/2001E
ISBN 0-662-31127-2

©Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada

If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact:
Corporate Information Management Directorate
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
Room 530
10 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H4

E-Mail: instat@inac.gc.ca
FAX: (613) 953-6010

Published under the authority of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Ottawa, March 2002

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