Aboriginal Identity
Labrador has a population of approximately 28,000 people (census 2001).
Approximately one third of the populations lives along Labrador’s 7,886 km coastline, while one third live in the Lake Melville Region, and another third live in Labrador West.
Labrador has five Regional Economic Development Zones which reflect fairly accurately the climate, cultural, historical and economic differences in the regions.
There are four distinct and separate cultures in the region, the Inuit, the Innu, the Metis and the Settlers.In Labrador, the Innu, Inuit and Métis are all called aboriginal people.
Approximately one third of the populations lives along Labrador’s 7,886 km coastline, while one third live in the Lake Melville Region, and another third live in Labrador West.
Labrador has five Regional Economic Development Zones which reflect fairly accurately the climate, cultural, historical and economic differences in the regions.
There are four distinct and separate cultures in the region, the Inuit, the Innu, the Metis and the Settlers.In Labrador, the Innu, Inuit and Métis are all called aboriginal people.
