About Indigenous Communities

• The Public Health Sudbury & Districts catchment area is home to over 24 000³ Indigenous Peoples (13%), comprised of First Nations (North American Indians) (57%) and Métis Peoples (40%).⁴ A small subset of the Indigenous population identifies as Inuit or as having multiple Indigenous identities (3%).⁴
• Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language) is the Indigenous language most spoken in the area.⁴
• The Indigenous population is younger than the non-Indigenous population in Greater Sudbury, and the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts.⁴
• Indigenous Peoples live in both urban settings and in the area’s thirteen First Nation communities, with a total population of 6 379³ living on-reserve.
• Five First Nations are in the Sudbury district, one in Greater Sudbury, and seven are located on or near Manitoulin Island.
• First Nations in this region are signatory to Treaties 9 and Robinson Huron, and belong to one of five Tribal Councils. Wiikwemkoong First Nation remains an unceded territory.

Reference: ³ Statistics Canada, 2016 Census

Reference: ⁴ Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence 2016, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; and 2016 Census, Statistics Canada, 25% Sample

13 First Nations within Public Health Sudbury & Districts’ service area

Each First Nation community is unique, with different demographics, needs, resources, assets, and challenges.

Métis groups within Public Health Sudbury & Districts service area

The Métis Nation of Ontario has an office in Sudbury serving Métis citizens in and around Greater Sudbury as well as Chapleau with whom we work.