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The February 23, 2005 webcast, "Growing up Métis," is being broadcast from the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Most of the students involved attend the Children of the Earth school in Winnipeg. This is an academic highschool that enriches its courses with the inclusion of Aboriginal perspectives and values. It is a member of the Winnipeg school division, and prides itself on delivering a quality education that includes Cree and Ojibway, heritage language instruction, as well as various cultural programs. Manitoba is home to almost 57,000 Métis people, one of the largest Métis populations in Canada. More than 50% of the Manitoba Métis population lives in Winnipeg. The name Winnipeg has its origin in the Cree Indian name given to the lake 40 miles north, meaning "Win", muddy, "nipee", water. Winnipeg has grown from being a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post with a population of 215 in 1870, to a world-class city with a population of more than 256,000. Today, there are approximately 500,000 people living in the Greater Winnipeg area. Resources: Aboriginal people in Manitoba - Statistics Statistics Canada 2001 Census Métis Population Profile Statistics Canada 2001 Census Aboriginal Population Profile
The Innu community in the Sept-Îles region is represented by the Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam First Nations, also known as the Uashat-Maliotenam community. Uashat (population 1,200) is located slightly west of the city. Maliotenam (population 1,500) is found next to the Moisie river, 15 kilometres east of Sept-Iles. Together, the community of Uashat-Maliotenam has a population of approximately 3,220, of these 595 live outside the community. It wasn't too long ago the territories of Uashat and Maliotenam were transferred to the federal government - Uashat in 1925 and Maliotenam in 1950. This means they became federal Indian reserves. Who are the Innu? The Innu are a First Nation people who have been living and trading in Quebec and Labrador for centuries. In fact, Uashat is on the site of le Vieux Poste, a place where different First Nations and newcomers to Canada met and traded their goods. The Innu are also known as the Montagnais. When explorers and Jesuit missionaries came to the Charlevoix, Saguenay and the north coast regions of Quebec in the 16th and 17th centuries, they used the words "montagnais", "montagnanz", " montagnets " and "montagnars" to describe the First Nations people they met. Life has changed dramatically for the Innu over the past fifty years. Traditionally a nomadic people who travelled to hunt, fish and gather throughout the seasons, today most Innu live in established communities. The first language of children growing up in Uashat-Maliotenam is Innu-aimun, which they learn both at home and at school. Innu-Aimun is part of the Algonquian linguistic family. French is the second language spoken. Did you know that?
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First Nations have lived in the Yukon region for thousands of years, surviving a harsh climate where food was often hard to find. The legends and stories of the people shared by the elders tell about this perseverance and are an important part of the identity of the different communities. Each First Nation in the Yukon has a traditional territory where their distinct languages and culture developed. Today many First Nations people in the Yukon (especially in the South) are descended from two major language families, Athapaskan and Inland Tlingit. The area around Whitehorse in the southern Yukon, has been a commercial hub for a long time. Part of the reason for this is because of the Yukon River; for centuries people have travelled the Yukon River to meet and trade. In more ways than one, the geography of the region has shaped the lives of the First Nations people in the area. In fact, the name of Kwanlin Dun First Nation actually means "water running through canyon" in Southern Tutchone, an Athapaskan dialect. The ancestors of today's Southern Tutchone people lived a semi-nomadic life, fishing for salmon and whitefish in the spring and summer and hunting in the fall. The discovery of gold in 1898 changed everything; more than 30,000 prospectors rushed to the Yukon's Klondike goldfields via the main route - the Yukon River. Over the Gold Rush period and throughout the years leading up to and during World War Two, when the Alaska highway was built to connect Alaska with the Continental United States in 1942, many traditional First Nations settlements were abandoned. The changes wrought by these events were drastic and the lives of First Nations people changed drastically as traditional ways of life were challenged. One major change was the that new, permanent settlements were established. For example, many people of Kwanlin Dun First Nation moved to live in and around what is today the city of Whitehorse during the early years of the Gold Rush, and continued this move to the new settlement in the years that the Alaska highwaywas built to connect Alaska with the United States. Other First Nations people - such as the people who lived at Aishihik, north west of Whitehorse - moved from their towns to others that were closer to the highway system. Whitehorse Whitehorse is a city that came into being during the Klondike Gold Rush. "White horse" was named by gold miners in the 1880s who thought that the rapids below Miles Canyon looked like the manes of white horses. The men and women who came to strike it rich in fur trading and gold mining contributed to the foundation of what became the capital of Yukon in 1953. Today, with a population of just over 19,000, more people live in Whitehorse than in any other city in Canada's North. Canyon City archaeology project Council of Yukon First Nations First Nations Communities in Yukon Kwanlin Dun First Nation (PDF) Our languages - Southern Tutchtone
Chehalis First Nation, pronounced Sh-hay-lis, is a First Nation community about 30 kilometres from Agassiz, British Columbia. Approximately 550 Chehalis band members, half of the total 930, live in the First Nation community. The traditional language of the people of Chehalis is Halk'meylem. Chehalis is located on the Harrison River, the largest river in southwestern BC, stretching over 45 miles. It lies only an hour and a half from Vancouver, so many people come to Harrison River to fish, hike and bird-watch. It is an especially popular spot to visit in the fall, when hundreds of bald eagles return to feed on the spawning salmon. Due to the high number of visitors to Harrison River and the surrounding Cascade Mountains, many Chehalis First Nation people work in tourism. There is also a significant community focus on Aboriginal teachings and way of life. For example, three years ago the Chehalis First Nation began building an Aboriginal healing and wellness centre, the Sts'ailes Lhawathet Lalem-Chehalis Healing House, which now runs programs for youth in the community. "Lhawathet Lalem" means "a place of healing." In Chehalis, students of all grades, from kindergarten to grade 12, attend Chehalis Community School. In the spirit of Aboriginal teachings, school activities include making traditional arts and crafts, such as baskets from cedar roots. The baskets are then put on display in the school, along with other First Nations carvings and works of art. Read more about Chehalis and British Columbia First Nations! Visit these sites: British Columbia Treaty Commission British Columbia Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs First Nations and Tribal Councils in the Treaty Process First Nations in British Columbia, Canada
Nunavut - "Our Land" (Inuktitut) Canada added a new chapter to its fascinating history when, on April 1, 1999, Nunavut became its largest and newest territory. Formed out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut is the result of more than 20 years of negotiations and planning by Inuit of the Eastern and Central Arctic. Webcast The Nunavut webcast was broadcast from Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit. Found at the northeastern tip of Frobisher Bay, Iqaluit is the capital of Nunavut and has a population of about 4,405 people. If you lived in Iqaluit, you could visit the territory's new Legislative Assembly, air travel would be the only way to visit other provinces or territories, and you might speak one of Nunavut's four official languages (Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English or French). Did you know that Iqaluit is Inuktitut for "place of many fish"? Read more about Iqaluit.
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