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Population reporting an Aboriginal identity, by mother tongue, by province and territory (2006 Census)
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| 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Y.T. | N.W.T. | Nvt. | |
| number | ||||
| Aboriginal population | 1,172,790 | 7,580 | 20,635 | 24,915 |
| Total single responses1 | 1,155,795 | 7,535 | 20,375 | 24,650 |
| English | 851,500 | 6,620 | 14,550 | 4,340 |
| French | 96,745 | 70 | 175 | 55 |
| Non-official languages | 207,555 | 850 | 5,650 | 20,260 |
| Aboriginal languages | 207,205 | 850 | 5,645 | 20,245 |
| Algonquian languages | 142,860 | 40 | 250 | 20 |
| Cree | 77,970 | 40 | 185 | 15 |
| Ojibway | 24,025 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Oji-Cree | 11,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 10,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mi'kmaq | 7,310 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atikamekw | 5,135 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackfoot | 3,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Algonquian languages | 3,175 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Inuktitut | 31,925 | 60 | 700 | 20,200 |
| Athapaskan languages | 18,765 | 640 | 4,695 | 15 |
| Dene | 9,700 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Dogrib | 1,995 | 0 | 1,945 | 10 |
| Other Athapaskan languages | 7,070 | 635 | 2,695 | 0 |
| Dakota/Sioux | 5,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salish languages | 3,150 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tsimshian languages | 2,120 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Aboriginal languages | 2,855 | 100 | 0 | 10 |
| Other single responses | 345 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total multiple responses2 | 16,995 | 45 | 260 | 270 |
| English and Aboriginal language(s) | 10,915 | 30 | 245 | 240 |
| French and Aboriginal language(s) | 815 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| English, French and Aboriginal language(s) | 215 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Other multiple responses | 5,045 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2008-01-16. | ||||
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