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Description - Figure 18 - Distribution of Aboriginal Languages Learned as Mother Tongue, Registered Indians1 On-reserve, 2001

Pie chart showing the Aboriginal language learned as mother tongue in the Registered Indian on-reserve population.

Cree, 43%;
Ojibway, 12%;
Oji-Cree, 8%;
Montagnais-Naskapi, 7%;
Micmac, 6%;
The remaining 24% speak over 25 different languages and language groups.

1. Registered Indian status based on self-reporting of the respondent.