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Hi there, my name is Hunter! You’ve probably seen me at the top of the FNIGC Web Site. I’m the new mascot for the FNIGC, my job is to point you to most recent news, activities and highlight parts of our website for you to look at.
I represent the many “Data Warriors” who are out there ensuring that the First Nation’s principles of ownership, control, access and possession (OCAP) are respected.
"We need our Data Warriors out there; they are the people who uphold the First Nation’s principles of OCAP! They believe and promote self-determination in the area of research and information management”.
I’m looking forward to sharing our news!
Quick Facts
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First Nations Population...
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One fifth of the First Nations population is 19 years old or younger. This is double the proportion of young people in the Canadian population.
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There are a much smaller proportion of seniors (aged 60 years and above) in First Nation communities, amounting to only 3.3% of the total population. In the Canadian population, 8.8% are seniors.
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Marital Status and Family Structure...
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Almost a third of First Nation adults are married, and 19% in common law relationships. Combined married and common-law status accounts for fifty percent of First Nation adults. Forty percent of the Canadian population is legally married. (Census 2001)
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First Nation men were more likely to be single (40.7%) compared to First Nation women (33.5%). Compared to men, women were more likely to have been previously married (11.6%). The higher rate of single men coincides with the rest of Canada, though there is a lower percentage of single adults in First Nation communities (rest of Canada men 50% women 43%).
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Almost all First Nations children live with one or both of their parents, accounting for 95.6% of the data. Of those, forty percent of First Nations children grow up in a single parent household compared with around 20% for Canadian children (Census 2001).
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Education, Employment and Income...
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Over fifty percent of First Nation adults did not graduate from high school, compared to 33.2% in the Canadian population.
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Only 27.4% of First Nations adults completed a diploma or a Bachelors degree, compared with 40.1% of the Canadian population.
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6.7% of First Nation females completed a university degree, compared to 3.7% of First Nations males.
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Isolated communities had a higher proportion of First Nation adults who did not completed high school (65.6%), compared to non-isolated communities (47.8%)
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Language and Tradition...
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About half of First Nation adults understood at least one First Nation language ‘relatively well’ or ‘fluently’.
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Compared to older age groups, younger generations of First Nations understand a First Nation language, ‘relatively well’ or ‘fluently’.
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6.7% of First Nation females completed a university degree, compared to 3.7% of First Nations males.
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One in four of First Nations children can understand a First Nations language ‘relatively well or fluently, compared to 70.5% of First Nations seniors.
