Regions · Alberta
Homes and community buildings in Alberta.
Indigenous Services Canada counts 48 First Nations in Alberta, covered by Treaties 6, 7 and 8. Alberta is also home to the 8 Metis Settlements, which Statistics Canada describes as the only Métis land base officially recognized by a provincial government. The province's Indigenous Housing Capital Program funds off-reserve, off-settlement and on-settlement housing.
Housing in Alberta, from official sources.
- There are 48 First Nations in Alberta, and historic Treaties 6, 7 and 8 cover the region (Indigenous Services Canada). Source
- The 2021 Census counted 284,465 Indigenous people in Alberta, 6.8% of the population, including more than 127,000 Métis people (ISC). Source
- Alberta's 8 Metis Settlements are Buffalo Lake, East Prairie, Elizabeth, Fishing Lake, Gift Lake, Kikino, Paddle Prairie and Peavine, and together cover 1.25 million acres (Government of Alberta). Source
- The Metis Settlements are the only Métis land base officially recognized by a provincial government (Statistics Canada). Source
- The Alberta-Metis Settlements Accord was signed in 1989, and the Metis Settlements Act sets up local government on the 8 settlements (Government of Alberta). Source
- Alberta's Indigenous Housing Capital Program funds affordable off-reserve, off-settlement and on-settlement housing; applications are accepted year-round and evaluated quarterly. Source
Sources.
- Indigenous peoples in Alberta, Indigenous Services Canada (page modified 2025-08-07).
- Indigenous population continues to grow and is much younger than the non-Indigenous population, although the pace of growth has slowed (The Daily, 2021 Census), Statistics Canada (page modified 2022-09-21).
- Metis Settlements, Government of Alberta.
- Indigenous Housing Capital Program, Government of Alberta.
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