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Table 6
Participation of Inuit children under age 6 in selected traditional activities, 2006

Type of traditional activities % of Inuit children who have…
Inuit Nunaat † Outside Inuit Nunaat
Participated in or attended traditional First Nations, Métis or Inuit activities such as singing, drum dancing, fiddling, gatherings or ceremonies
63
36*
Taken part in hunting, fishing, trapping or camping
60
33*
Participated in seasonal activities, such as gathering goose eggs or wild plants (for example, berries, sweet grass roots or wild rice)
58
45*
† Reference group
* Statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05.
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Children's Survey, 2006.