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January 1, 1970

Indigenous Languages

More than 70 Aboriginal languages were reported in the 2016 Census. These languages can be divided into 12 language families: Algonquian languages Inuit languages Athabaskan languages Siouan languages Salish languages Tsimshian languages Wakashan languages Iroquoian languages Michif Tlingit Kutenai andHaida Table 1 below identifies Aboriginal identity population who can speak an Aboriginal language, by language family, main...

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