Language and culture

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• 1. Evolution of the language situation in Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

  Articles and reports: 89-657-X2019010

  Description:

  The main objective of this report is to provide a statistical overview of the recent situation of Inuktitut in Nunavut and of its speakers, based on 2016 Census data, by showing how the use of the language at home and at work has changed since 2001.

  This report also aims to provide information to various stakeholders who work to support the protection, promotion and revitalization of Inuktut in communities and among population segments, where its use is more limited or is declining over time.

  Release date: 2019-07-09

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• 2. Harvesting activities among First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit: Time trends, barriers and associated factors

  Articles and reports: 89-653-X2019001

  Description:

  Harvesting activities such as hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering wild plants have been part of Indigenous peoples' ways of living for millennia. They have endured despite the impact of colonization, including the impacts of residential schools, relocation to permanent settlements, the wage economy, and other constraints. This paper examines trends in harvesting activities, specifically hunting, fishing or trapping and gathering wild plants berries, among First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit using four cycles of the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS; 2001, 2006, 2012 and 2017). It also explores self-reported barriers to participation in harvesting activities and associated factors.

  Release date: 2019-04-16

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• 3. Results from the 2016 Census: Aboriginal languages and the role of second-language acquisition

  Articles and reports: 75-006-X201800154981

  Description:

  Using data from the 2016 Census, this study examines the extent to which Aboriginal languages are spoken in Canada, and whether the number of Aboriginal-language speakers rose in past decades. The study also examines the factors that are related to Aboriginal language use and retention.

  Release date: 2018-12-07

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• 4. Study: Aboriginal languages and the role of second-language acquisition 2016

  Stats in brief: 11-001-X201834119227

  Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

  Release date: 2018-12-07

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• 5. Harvesting and handicraft activities among Inuit: Findings from the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

  Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018046

  Description:

  Based on the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, this infographic provides a portrait of harvesting and handicraft activities among Inuit, including include hunting, fishing and trapping, gathering wild plants, making clothing or footwear, and creating artwork like carvings or jewellery.

  Release date: 2018-11-26

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• 6. Number of students in Aboriginal language programs, public elementary and secondary schools, by program type

  Table: 37-10-0078-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Annual

  Description:

  The number of students in regular Aboriginal language programs and Aboriginal language immersion programs in public elementary and secondary schools, last five school years.

  Release date: 2018-11-02

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• 7. Aboriginal Language Spoken at Home (90), Single and Multiple Responses of Language Spoken at Home (3), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Residence by Aboriginal Geography (10) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

  Table: 98-400-X2016158

  Description:

  This table presents Aboriginal language spoken at home, single and multiple responses of language spoken at home, registered or treaty Indian status, residence by Aboriginal geography and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.

  Release date: 2018-03-28

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• 8. Aboriginal Language Spoken at Home (90), Single and Multiple Responses of Language Spoken at Home (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

  Table: 98-400-X2016159

  Description:

  This table presents Aboriginal language spoken at home, single and multiple responses of language spoken at home, Aboriginal identity, registered or treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

  Release date: 2018-03-28

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• 9. Aboriginal Mother Tongue (90), Single and Multiple Mother Tongue Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Residence by Aboriginal Geography (10) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

  Table: 98-400-X2016362

  Description:

  This table presents Aboriginal mother tongue, single and multiple mother tongue responses, registered or treaty Indian status, residence by Aboriginal geography and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.

  Release date: 2018-03-28

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• 10. Aboriginal Mother Tongue (90), Single and Multiple Mother Tongue Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

  Table: 98-400-X2016363

  Description:

  This table presents Aboriginal mother tongue, single and multiple mother tongue responses, Aboriginal identity, registered or treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

  Release date: 2018-03-28

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• 1. Number of students in Aboriginal language programs, public elementary and secondary schools, by program type

  Table: 37-10-0078-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Annual

  Description:

  The number of students in regular Aboriginal language programs and Aboriginal language immersion programs in public elementary and secondary schools, last five school years.

  Release date: 2018-11-02

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• 2. Aboriginal Language Spoken at Home (90), Single and Multiple Responses of Language Spoken at Home (3), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Residence by Aboriginal Geography (10) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

  Table: 98-400-X2016158

  Description:

  This table presents Aboriginal language spoken at home, single and multiple responses of language spoken at home, registered or treaty Indian status, residence by Aboriginal geography and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.

  Release date: 2018-03-28

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• 3. Aboriginal Language Spoken at Home (90), Single and Multiple Responses of Language Spoken at Home (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

  Table: 98-400-X2016159

  Description:

  This table presents Aboriginal language spoken at home, single and multiple responses of language spoken at home, Aboriginal identity, registered or treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

  Release date: 2018-03-28

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• 4. Aboriginal Mother Tongue (90), Single and Multiple Mother Tongue Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Residence by Aboriginal Geography (10) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

  Table: 98-400-X2016362

  Description:

  This table presents Aboriginal mother tongue, single and multiple mother tongue responses, registered or treaty Indian status, residence by Aboriginal geography and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.

  Release date: 2018-03-28

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• 5. Aboriginal Mother Tongue (90), Single and Multiple Mother Tongue Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

  Table: 98-400-X2016363

  Description:

  This table presents Aboriginal mother tongue, single and multiple mother tongue responses, Aboriginal identity, registered or treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

  Release date: 2018-03-28

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• 6. Headcount enrolments in public school Aboriginal language programs Archived

  Table: 37-10-0141-01

  (formerly: CANSIM 477-0039)

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Annual

  Description:

  Headcount enrolments in public school Aboriginal language programs, last five school years.

  Release date: 2017-11-03

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• 7. Knowledge of Aboriginal Languages (90), Knowledge of Languages: Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Aboriginal Mother Tongue (11), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Residence by Aboriginal geography (10) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

  Table: 98-400-X2016157

  Description:

  This table presents knowledge of Aboriginal languages, knowledge of languages: single and multiple language responses, Aboriginal identity, Aboriginal mother tongue, Registered or Treaty Indian status, residence by Aboriginal geography and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.

  Release date: 2017-10-25

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• 8. Knowledge of Aboriginal Languages (90), Knowledge of Languages: Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Aboriginal Mother Tongue (11), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

  Table: 98-400-X2016160

  Description:

  This table presents knowledge of Aboriginal languages, knowledge of languages: single and multiple language responses, Aboriginal identity, Aboriginal mother tongue, Registered or Treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

  Release date: 2017-10-25

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• 9. Self-rated ability to speak and understand an Aboriginal language by Aboriginal identity

  Table: 41-10-0030-01

  (formerly: CANSIM 576-0009)

  Geography: Canada

  Frequency: Occasional

  Description: Self-rated ability to speak and understand an Aboriginal language, by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 6 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories (occasional).

  Release date: 2016-04-01

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• 10. Self-rated ability to speak and understand an Aboriginal language by Inuit region of residence

  Table: 41-10-0031-01

  (formerly: CANSIM 576-0010)

  Geography: Canada

  Frequency: Occasional

  Description: Self-rated ability to speak and understand an Aboriginal language, by age group and sex, Inuit population aged 6 years and over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat (occasional).

  Release date: 2016-04-01

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Analysis (24) (0 to 10 of 24 results)

• 1. Evolution of the language situation in Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

  Articles and reports: 89-657-X2019010

  Description:

  The main objective of this report is to provide a statistical overview of the recent situation of Inuktitut in Nunavut and of its speakers, based on 2016 Census data, by showing how the use of the language at home and at work has changed since 2001.

  This report also aims to provide information to various stakeholders who work to support the protection, promotion and revitalization of Inuktut in communities and among population segments, where its use is more limited or is declining over time.

  Release date: 2019-07-09

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• 2. Harvesting activities among First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit: Time trends, barriers and associated factors

  Articles and reports: 89-653-X2019001

  Description:

  Harvesting activities such as hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering wild plants have been part of Indigenous peoples' ways of living for millennia. They have endured despite the impact of colonization, including the impacts of residential schools, relocation to permanent settlements, the wage economy, and other constraints. This paper examines trends in harvesting activities, specifically hunting, fishing or trapping and gathering wild plants berries, among First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit using four cycles of the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS; 2001, 2006, 2012 and 2017). It also explores self-reported barriers to participation in harvesting activities and associated factors.

  Release date: 2019-04-16

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• 3. Results from the 2016 Census: Aboriginal languages and the role of second-language acquisition

  Articles and reports: 75-006-X201800154981

  Description:

  Using data from the 2016 Census, this study examines the extent to which Aboriginal languages are spoken in Canada, and whether the number of Aboriginal-language speakers rose in past decades. The study also examines the factors that are related to Aboriginal language use and retention.

  Release date: 2018-12-07

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• 4. Study: Aboriginal languages and the role of second-language acquisition 2016

  Stats in brief: 11-001-X201834119227

  Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

  Release date: 2018-12-07

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• 5. Harvesting and handicraft activities among Inuit: Findings from the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

  Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018046

  Description:

  Based on the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, this infographic provides a portrait of harvesting and handicraft activities among Inuit, including include hunting, fishing and trapping, gathering wild plants, making clothing or footwear, and creating artwork like carvings or jewellery.

  Release date: 2018-11-26

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• 6. Aboriginal languages in Canada, 2016 Census of Population

  Stats in brief: 11-627-M2017035

  Description:

  Based on 2016 Census data, the following infographic provides a portrait of Aboriginal languages in Canada, including mother tongue and languages spoken at home.

  Release date: 2017-10-27

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• 7. The Aboriginal languages of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit

  Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016022

  Description:

  This Census in Brief article provides detailed information about Aboriginal languages spoken by Aboriginal people, including the regional distribution of each Aboriginal language family. Comparisons between the counts of Aboriginal language speakers and the counts of people with an Aboriginal mother tongue are provided. Results are presented for First Nations people, Métis and Inuit.

  Release date: 2017-10-25

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• 8. Aboriginal Languages and Selected Vitality Indicators in 2011

  Journals and periodicals: 89-655-X

  Description:

  Many of the 60 or so Aboriginal languages in Canada are considered endangered to varying degrees for their long-term survival. Assessing language vitality or endangerment through the measurement of various factors can provide useful information to help ensure the continuity of a language. This paper illustrates how the 2011 Census of Population and the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) can be used to measure some of the factors that provide information related to the vitality of Aboriginal languages.

  Release date: 2014-10-16

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• 9. Aboriginal peoples and language Archived

  Stats in brief: 99-011-X201100311789

  Description:

  The National Household Survey in Brief (NHS in Brief) series consists of short analytical articles that complement the National Household Survey analytical documents by focusing on a specific topic of interest. The NHS in Brief on Aboriginal peoples in Canada is entitled Aboriginal peoples and language.

  Release date: 2013-05-08

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• 10. Measures of language outcomes using the Aboriginal Children's Survey Archived

  Articles and reports: 82-003-X201300111765

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  This study describes how items collected from parents/guardians for a nationally representative sample of Aboriginal children (off reserve) as part of the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey could be used as language indicators.

  Release date: 2013-01-16

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• 1. Aboriginal Peoples Survey

  Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3250

  Description: The purpose of the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) is to provide data on the social and economic conditions of First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit, aged 15 and over, in Canada.