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b. Communities

i. Distribution of Aboriginal Communities by Province and Territory

Province/Territory	Aboriginal Population, 2003			Total
Province/Territory	First Nations	Inuit	Métis	Total
Alberta	46		2	48
British Columbia	201			201
Manitoba	62		8	70
New Brunswick	15			15
Newfoundland	3	5	6	14
Nova Scotia	13			13
Northwest Territories	27	6		33
Nunavut		28		28
Ontario	140		1	141
Prince Edward Island	2			2
Quebec	39	14		53
Saskatchewan	70		33	103
Yukon	16			16
Canada	634	53	50	737

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ii. Breakdown of Aboriginal Communities by Population Group

Aboriginal Community	Population Group				Total	Avg. Community Pop.
Aboriginal Community	<100	100 - 499	500 - 1,999	2,000+	Total	Avg. Community Pop.
First Nation	104	285	208	37	634	653
Inuit	3	22	25	3	53	752
Métis	14	16	19	1	50	487
TOTAL	121	323	252	41	737	648
TOTAL %	16.42%	43.83%	34.19%	5.56%	100.00%
Avg. Pop.	50	278	943	3,522	648

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