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• In 2006, Aboriginal people comprised 85% of the population of Nunavut and 50% of the population in the Northwest Territories. Among the provinces, Manitoba and Saskatchewan had the highest proportion of Aboriginal people (15%).
• From 1996 to 2006, the Aboriginal population grew by 45%, compared with 8% for non-Aboriginal people.
• In 2006, the median age of Aboriginal people was 27 years, compared with 40 years for non-Aboriginal people.
• The median total income of the Aboriginal population aged 25 to 54 in 2005 was just over $22,000, compared with over $33,000 for the non-Aboriginal population in the same age group.

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