The majority of Inuit people live in the North today and some still hunt for food and clothing. Many of the early French fur traders and some English traders married First Nations women. When Europeans arrived in what is now Canada, they began to make agreements, or treaties, with the Aboriginal peoples. These treaties granted the Aboriginal people certain rights and benefits in exchange for giving up their title to the land. Today, Aboriginal groups and the Canadian government continue to negotiate new agreements for land and the recognition of other rights.
Aboriginal peoples continue to play an active role in building the future of Canada.