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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE YEAR 1868.
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M. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the Population of the different Indian Tribes and Bands throughout Canada between the years 1867 and 1868.
| Name of Tribe or Band. | Population in 1867. | Population in 1868. | Increase. | Decrease. | REMARKS. |
| Province of Ontario. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chippewas and Munsees of the Thames | 588 | 606 | 18 | ... | ... |
| Moravians of the Thames | 254 | 259 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Wyandotts of Anderdon | 71 | 70 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Chippewas, Pottawatomies and Ottawas of Walpole Island | 748 | 804 | 56 | ... | ... |
| Chippewas of Snake Island | 130 | 128 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Chippewas of Rama | 265 | 271 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Chippewas of Christian Island | 186 | 192 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Mississaguas of Rice, Mud and Skugog Lakes | 282 | 302 | 20 | ... | ... |
| Mohawks of Bay of Quinté | 664 | 683 | 19 | ... | ... |
| Missisaguas of Alnwick | 212 | 198 | ... | 14 | ... |
| Ojibways of Sandy Island | 174 | 184 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Chippewas of Saugeen | 280 | 292 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Chippewas of Cape Croker | 352 | 346 | ... | 6 | ... |
| Christian Island Band on Manitoulin Island | 71 | 73 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Six Nation Indians of the Grand River | 2,779 | 2,796 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Mississaguas (late, of the River Credit, now on the Grand River) | 204 | 205 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chippeways of Lake Superior | 1,263 | ... | ... | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Chippeways of Lake Huron | 1,748 | 1,846 | 98 | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Manitoulin Island Indians | 1,498 | 1,300 | ... | 198 | ... |
| Golden Lake Indians, in the County of Renfrew | 164 | 185 | 21 | ... | ... |
| Province Of Quebec. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iroquois of Sault Ste. Louis. | 1,596 | 1,601 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Iroquois of St. Regis | 797 | 801 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Nipissings, Algonquins and Iroquois Lake of Two Mountains | 593 | 611 | 8 | ... | ... |
| River Desert Indians | 317 | 358 | 41 | ... | Increase caused by immigration. |
| Abenakis of St. Francois du Lac | Returns not reliable | 268 | ... | ... | ... |
| Abenakis of Becancour | 67 | 83 | 16 | ... | ... |
| Hurons of Lorette | 276 | 297 | 21 | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Amalacites of Viger | 170 | ... | ... | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Micmacs of Restigouche | 378 | ... | ... | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Micmacs of Maria | 113 | ... | ... | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Montagnais of Point Blue and Chicoutimi | 200 | ... | ... | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Montagnais of Mosie and Seven Islands | 137 | ... | ... | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Montagnais of Betsiamits | 554 | 584 | 30 | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Montagnais of Grand Cascapediac | 75 | ... | ... | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Montagnais of River Godbout | 73 | ... | ... | ... | No Returns for 1868. |
| Naskapas of the Lower St. Lawrence | 2,860 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Province of Nova Scotia. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indians of Annapolis | ... | 70 | ... | ... | ... |
| Indians of Colchester | ... | 60 | ... | ... | ... |
| Indians of Cumberland | ... | 75 | ... | ... | ... |
| Indians of Digby | ... | 65 | ... | ... | ... |
| Indians of Guysborough | ... | 100 | ... | ... | ... |
| Indians of Halifax | ... | 110 | ... | ... | ... |
| Indians of Hants | ... | 90 | ... | ... | ... |
| Indians of Kings | ... | 100 | ... | ... | ... |
| Indians of Lunenburg | ... | 50 | ... | ... | ... |
