A new survey suggests that there is a growing awareness in Canada of the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples, and more willingness among Canadians to blame governments for the fact that First Nations continue to suffer inequality.

The September survey, conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, found that an increasing number of Canadians believe the main impediment to economic and social progress for Indigenous peoples lies with the policies of Canadian governments, and that fewer Canadians than in the past believe Indigenous peoples themselves are impeding that progress.