Classification of Aboriginal group response

Usage

The term "First Nations" can be used instead of the term "First Nations (North American Indian)" if accompanied by the following footnote:

First Nations refers to First Nations (North American Indian).

This classification only applies to those persons who reported being an Aboriginal person of Canada, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit). Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, Section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

The classification of Aboriginal group response classifies individual responses. However, the terms in this classification may also be used to classify persons (see classification of Aboriginal group). The definitions presented here for the terms First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuk (Inuit) reflect the use of these terms in both the classification of persons and the classification of responses. When presenting data on Aboriginal group response, only the definitions pertaining to the classification of responses need be used.