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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

The 1991 Aboriginal Peoples Survey identity question read as follows:


A1. With which Aboriginal group do you identify? (INTERVIEWER: Read list. Mark all that apply.)

North American Indian (Go to A3)
Inuit (Go to A3)
Métis (Go to A3)
Another Aboriginal group (specify) (Go to A3)

Don't identify with an Aboriginal group. - These respondents were further asked

1a. Are you a registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada?

Yes (Go to A4)
No