Aboriginal people comprise a clear majority (57%) of the people in Northern Manitoba, as compared to 7% of the population in Winnipeg and 8.2% in southern Manitoba outside Winnipeg. ###>Status Indians make up about 17%of the population in Thompson, 15% in The Pas, 7% in Portage la Prairie, 6% in Selkirk, and between 4% and 5% in the other four centres.