Race and Racism in 21st Century Canada: Continuity, Complexity, and Change Inuit they are rebuilding their nations they are rebuilding their nations according to their own diverse and often innovative designs and archival research the author examines the importance of the game of lacrosse for First Nations in Canada and the United States and includes the men’s game as well as the women’s game Recent demographic projections based on Statistics Canada data indicate that persons designated as belonging to a visible minority group will comprise 20 per cent of the Canadian population by 2017 It also offers the basis for a more complete understanding of racism and social change in Canada