Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't have it here with me.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, we can generate it very easily.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Bill C-31 would fall within the registered Indian category.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The numbers presented here today are based on census data, because only census data provides information about all aboriginal groups.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Based on census data, yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Those without membership, registration, or identity are not in that pie chart.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's a totally different issue.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In terms of population count, yes. I didn't add the issue of data quality here and the differences between the two major data sources, which are the Indian register and the Census of Canada. But I would be glad to come back and give you a long, detailed presentation about these issues.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The funding issues I think would be better addressed by the people who actually work in the program area. It's not something I've developed any expertise in, to be totally honest. The next slide is the classic demographers tool, the age pyramid. Most of you probably know, but I still want to highlight it, that the aboriginal people's age pyramid is a very young pyramid, a very young age structure.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. When a demographer such as myself looks at old reports and sees all these definitions coexisting...I've noticed over the last ten years that there's been some convergence around one particular definition, especially in the context of programming. It's what we call a blended definition.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for inviting us to present you with our research on the demographic aspects of aboriginal populations today. I would like to introduce to you my colleague Sacha Senécal, who has a doctorate in social and Mohawk psychology, and who will help me with the technical aspect of the presentation.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As I mentioned, there are many topics, and the ones we will be discussing today are just a few that I've selected, based on invitation. Many of them are quite basic but fundamental. First we're going to talk about the aboriginal people and the standard information on definitions, size, age structure, and geographical distribution--very useful but fundamental.