Indigenous Canadians MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Indigenous Canadians
Tree Number(s): M01.270.968.500.600.375; M01.686.477.250.600.375
Unique ID: D000086682
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000086682
Scope Note: The three groups of indigenous aboriginal peoples of Canada. These include First Nations, Inuit and Métis. These are three distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.
Entry Term(s): Canadian Natives; First Nation Canadians; Metis Canadians; Native Canadians
Public MeSH Note: 2021
History Note: 2021
Date Established: 2021/01/01
Date of Entry: 2020/07/09
Revision Date: 2022/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

education (ED)

ethnology (EH)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Persons [M01]
- Health Disparate Minority and Vulnerable Populations [M01.270]
  - Indigenous Peoples [M01.270.968]
    - American Indian or Alaska Native [M01.270.968.500]
      - Indians, North American [M01.270.968.500.600]
        
        Alaska Natives [M01.270.968.500.600.094]
        
        Indigenous Canadians [M01.270.968.500.600.375]
        
        Inuit [M01.270.968.500.600.375.500]
        
        Navajo People [M01.270.968.500.600.531]
        
        Pima People [M01.270.968.500.600.687]

Persons [M01]
- Population Groups [M01.686]
  - North American People [M01.686.477]
    - American Indian or Alaska Native [M01.686.477.250]
      - Indians, North American [M01.686.477.250.600]
        
        Alaska Natives [M01.686.477.250.600.094]
        
        Indigenous Canadians [M01.686.477.250.600.375]
        
        Inuit [M01.686.477.250.600.375.500]
        
        Navajo People [M01.686.477.250.600.531]
        
        Pima People [M01.686.477.250.600.687]

Indigenous Canadians Preferred

First Nation Canadians Narrower

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