Indigenous languages – Canadian overview

By the Translation Bureau

Find information on Indigenous culture and the distribution of Indigenous languages in Canada.

• Explore languages
  Source: FirstVoices

• First Nation communities in Ontario
  Source: K Net

• Grant for Indigenous language preservation and revitalization
  Source: Canadian Heritage

• Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples & Traditional Territory
  Source: Canadian Association of University Teachers

• Guide to the pronunciation of Indigenous communities and organizations in British Columbia (PDF)
  Source: Government of British Columbia

• Indigenous languages in Canada
  Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia

• Indigenous languages of Quebec (in French only)
  Source: Conseil supérieur de la langue française

• Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
  Source: Canadian Geographic

• Infographics on Indigenous languages in Canada (based on 2016 census)
  Source: Statistics Canada

• Language Revitalization Planning Program
  Source: First Peoples’ Cultural Council

• Map of living languages (PDF) (in French only)
  Source: Geographica.ca

• Mapping Indigenous languages in Canada
  Source: Canadian Geographic

• Northwest Territories Indigenous Languages Action Plan (PDF)
  Source: Government of Northwest Territories

• Overview of languages recognized by the Northwest Territories Official Languages Act
  Source: Office of the Languages Commissioner for the Northwest Territories

• Statistics on Indigenous languages in Canada (according to the 2011 census)
  Source: Statistics Canada

• Statistics on Indigenous languages of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit
  Source: Statistics Canada

• Stories from the Land: Indigenous Place Names in Canada
  Source: Natural Resources Canada

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Related links

For French resources on this topic, check out our Langues autochtones – Survol canadien page.