Aboriginal Languages by Community, 1996

The current 50 languages of Canada's indigenous peoples belong to 11 major language families - ten First Nations and Inuktitut. Canada's Aboriginal languages are many and diverse, and their importance to indigenous people immense. This map shows the major aboriginal language families by community in Canada for the year 1996.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:39 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:39 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published 2010-12-31 00:00:00
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title_fr Langues autochtones par collectivité, 1996
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