The term “First Nations” is a general term used, to describe Aboriginal people who are neither Métis nor Inuit. First Nations people, often, go by more specific names, based on their community, such as Native, Indian, or Native American. In 2011, the First Nations community, in Canada, was very small; there were 1.3 million people whom identified themselves as being descendants of the First Nations heritage. In Canada, there are 634 First Nations communities, with over 50 distinct spoken languages. Now, First Nation’s families, in Canada, are decreasing in population, dropping by 448,440 in 5 years, due to poverty, lower education, substandard housing, etc. All these factors challenge the health of Aboriginal people and lead to suffering from high rates of suicide, depression, substance abuse, etc. Aboriginal children are, especially, put at risk, because they cannot provide for themselves. They rely on their parents and relatives whom are already struggling. If a child sees that its family, culture, community and environment are not stable, well-being is influenced, greatly. The First Nations community is experiencing a higher infant mortality rate, due to climatic circumstances and sub-standard housing. They are experiencing lower child immunization rates; First Nations child immunization rates, on reserves, are 20% lower than the general population which led to diseases that could have been preventable by administering vaccines. They are experiencing poorer nutritional status, due to the fact that their geographic location does not allow them access to healthy foods that most Canadians have the pleasure of. They, also, experience an excessive rate of obesity, due to the fact that First Nations people are turning away from traditional foods and relying more and more on processed foods which lead to diabetes and other chronic diseases. Poverty plays a very big factor in the lives of Aboriginal children. Studies show that poverty rates are highest for First Nations children, living on reserves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan; 69 percent in Manitoba and 79 percent in Saskatchewan. Aside from physical health, First Nations children, also, suffer emotionally. This drives them out of the community, because they are not, actively, participating in most activities. For example, many children are not able to attend schools, because they cannot afford it. This affects them greatly, because First Nations’ traditions and cultural activities are very important parts of their lives but they cannot participate in them if their family were focusing on other priorities, like finding sufficient food, or standard housing. Therefore, the state of Canada’s First Nation’s Children is in very poor condition. In order to help the First Nations community, there is a variety of things we can do, such as fundraising, to provide education, adequate health care, housing, clean water, nutritious food etc. We can, also, donate to First Nations organization such as the First Nations Health Council, or the Aboriginal Child Care Society. Before we can do any of this, though, we must first take a look and understand what the issues are and how they can be fixed and dealt with. I believe that this is a very important issue, because the First Nations communities are descendants of the original inhabitants of Canada. It is important to make sure that First Nations children are healthy, so that they can grow up to be healthy adults and carry on the traditions of their First Nations culture.