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*[[First Nations of Canada|First Nations]] - First Nations are the indigenous peoples of Canada, except for the Inuit of the Arctic, and peoples of mixed European-First Nations ancestry called Métis.  
*[[First Nations of Canada|First Nations]] - First Nations are the indigenous peoples of Canada, except for the Inuit of the Arctic, and peoples of mixed European-First Nations ancestry called Métis.  
*[[Inuit of Canada|Inuit]] - (often referred to as Eskimo in the United States).  
*[[Inuit of Canada|Inuit]] - (often referred to as Eskimo in the United States).  
*[[Métis]] - (mixed blood).
*Métis - (mixed blood).


{{Wikipedia|Aboriginal peoples in Canada}}  
{{Wikipedia|Aboriginal peoples in Canada}}  
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A bibliography of maps of Indian reserves is:  
A bibliography of maps of Indian reserves is:  


*''Maps of Indian Reserves and Settlements in the National Map Collection''. 2 vols. Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada, 1980–81. (Family History Library book {{FHL|27291|title-id|disp=970.1 C157m}} .)
*''Maps of Indian Reserves and Settlements in the National Map Collection''. 2 Vols. Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada, 1980–81. (Family History Library book{{FHL|27291|title-id|disp=970.1 C157m}} .)


=== Additional Sources for Research  ===
=== Additional Sources for Research  ===
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*Sprague, D. N., and R. P. Frye. ''The Genealogy of the First Métis Nation''. Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications, 1983. (Family History Library book {{FHL|58699|title-id|disp=971.27 D2s}}.)
*Sprague, D. N., and R. P. Frye. ''The Genealogy of the First Métis Nation''. Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications, 1983. (Family History Library book {{FHL|58699|title-id|disp=971.27 D2s}}.)


A collection of Métis land claims on microfilm at the National Archives of Canada may be borrowed through interlibrary loan. Portions of these records have been indexed and transcribed as:  
A collection of Métis land claims on microfilm at the National Archives of Canada may be borrowed through inter library loan. Portions of these records have been indexed and transcribed as:  


*Morin, Gail. ''North West Half-Breed Scrip'', 1885. Pawtucket, R.I.: Quintin Publications, 1997. (Family History Library book {{FHL|657530|title-id|disp=971.2 R2n}}.) This book contains transcriptions from more than 1,800 land claims. It contains much family information, including each applicant’s name, residence, date and place of birth, parents’ names, and children’s names and birth dates.
*Morin, Gail. ''North West Half-Breed Scrip'', 1885. Pawtucket, R.I.: Quintin Publications, 1997. (Family History Library book {{FHL|657530|title-id|disp=971.2 R2n}}.) This book contains transcriptions from more than 1,800 land claims. It contains much family information, including each applicant’s name, residence, date and place of birth, parents’ names, and children’s names and birth dates.
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If your Native Canadian ancestor lived near the United States border, check appropriate U.S. sources covering border areas. See United States Research Outline, "Native Races."  
If your Native Canadian ancestor lived near the United States border, check appropriate U.S. sources covering border areas. See United States Research Outline, "Native Races."  


*''The Inuit of Canada''. Prepared by Public Communications and Parliamentary Relations, Indian and Inuit Affairs program, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa. Published by Authority of the Honorable Mark MacGuian, Secretary of Statee fro External Affiars, Government of Canada,1980.
*''The Inuit of Canada''. Prepared by Public Communications and Parliamentary Relations, Indian and Inuit Affairs program, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa. Published by Authority of the Honorable Mark MacGuian, Secretary of Statee fro External Affairs, Government of Canada,1980.  
*''Indian Tales of the Canadian Prairies''. b y James Francis Sanderson. Calgary, Historical Society of Alberta, 1965. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/indian-tales-of-the-canadian-prairies/oclc/450179 WorldCat]
*The Micmac Indians of Restigouche: History and Contemporary Description. By Philip K. Bock. Ottawa: [Dept. of the Secretary of State], 1966 [http://www.worldcat.org/title/micmac-indians-of-restigouche-history-and-contemporary-description/oclc/758216238 WorldCat]


For more information on some First Nations groups in Canada, see the '''FamilySearch Catalog''', Subject section, under the names of the tribes or:  
For more information on some First Nations groups in Canada, see the '''FamilySearch Catalog''', Subject section, under the names of the tribes or:  
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