Aboriginal population of Canada: growth dynamics under conditions of encounter of civilisations

This paper endeavours to capture the broad configuration of demographic evolution of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada from the early contacts with Europeans to the present. The main stages thereof are identified and the underlying factors explored, against the historical background of Aboriginal and...

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Main Author: Romaniuc, Anatole
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Population Research Laboratory, University of Alberta 2003
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Online Access:http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/csp/article/view/15912
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Summary:This paper endeavours to capture the broad configuration of demographic evolution of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada from the early contacts with Europeans to the present. The main stages thereof are identified and the underlying factors explored, against the historical background of Aboriginal and European civilisations' encounter. While taking stock of the past, the paper takes a glimpse into the future. It concludes with a review of demographically-driven policy issues that the First Nations are likely to confront as they step into the 21s Century.