Aboriginal women in Canada : Femmes autochtones au Canada : profil statistique d'après le Recensement de 2006

You are asked to: • Exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced; • Indicate both the complete title of the materials reproduced, as well as the author organization; and • Indicate that the reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and that the reproduction has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorseme [...] For purposes of analysis, this study uses the concept of Aboriginal identity and examines the data by four main identity groups: Registered Indian living on reserve, Registered Indian living off reserve, Métis and Inuit to provide a statistical profile of the social and economic conditions of various groups of Aboriginal women. [...] The purpose of this study is to provide a current statistical context for understanding the current social and economic conditions of Registered Indian (on and off reserve),Métis and Inuit women, using data from the 2006 Census of Population, and in doing so help to delineate a statistical portrait of their unique lives and social realities. [...] The 1996 and the 2001 statistical profiles of Aboriginal Women provided much needed statistical information about the circumstances of Aboriginal women in Canada and the social factors that affect them. [...] The current 2006 research study is equally important because it provides a statistical snap shot of the social and economic circumstances of Aboriginal women in Canada and in some instances compares this information with the previous Census years, and thus a 10 to 15 year examination of the social and economic changes with respect to these conditions.