2006 Aboriginal population profile for Prince George : Profil de la population autochtone de 2006 pour Prince George

This report examines the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the Aboriginal population living in the census agglomeration (CA) of Prince George. The First Nation reserve community of Fort George (Shelley) 2 of Lheidi T'enneh is located within the census agglomeration area boundaries of Prince George. The 2006 Census and 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS), which provide an extensive set of data about Aboriginal people, are the data sources. The report focuses on the Aboriginal identity population, which refers to those people who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a registered Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation. The term 'First Nations' is used throughout the report to refer to people who identified as North American Indian. The term 'Aboriginal population' is used to refer to the Aboriginal identity population.