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Population reporting an Aboriginal identity, by mother tongue, by province and territory (2006 Census)
(Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia)
	2006
	Canada	Man.	Sask.	Alta.	B.C.
	number
Aboriginal population	1,172,790	175,395	141,890	188,365	196,070
Total single responses¹	1,155,795	172,465	139,385	185,210	193,730
English	851,500	128,750	103,880	155,570	178,245
French	96,745	8,075	1,530	3,010	2,795
Non-official languages	207,555	35,640	33,975	26,635	12,690
Aboriginal languages	207,205	35,600	33,940	26,580	12,635
Algonquian languages	142,860	33,865	26,370	20,545	1,325
Cree	77,970	19,035	24,100	16,905	1,045
Ojibway	24,025	9,290	1,745	595	160
Oji-Cree	11,630	5,415	0	10	10
Montagnais-Naskapi	10,535	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	7,310	0	10	10	10
Atikamekw	5,135	0	0	0	0
Blackfoot	3,080	15	10	3,010	30
Other Algonquian languages	3,175	105	505	25	60
Inuktitut	31,925	140	30	150	105
Athapaskan languages	18,765	895	7,110	1,955	3,415
Dene	9,700	885	7,100	1,575	70
Dogrib	1,995	0	0	10	20
Other Athapaskan languages	7,070	0	10	360	3,320
Dakota/Sioux	5,540	635	405	3,785	705
Salish languages	3,150	0	0	45	3,095
Tsimshian languages	2,120	0	0	10	2,080
Other Aboriginal languages	2,855	55	15	90	1,905
Other single responses	345	45	35	55	55
Total multiple responses²	16,995	2,930	2,505	3,155	2,345
English and Aboriginal language(s)	10,915	2,185	2,150	2,525	1,805
French and Aboriginal language(s)	815	95	160	55	40
English, French and Aboriginal language(s)	215	25	40	40	10
Other multiple responses	5,045	625	155	540	485
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2008-01-16.

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