Basque Canadians
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario | |
| 7,745 (by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English, French, Spanish, and Basque | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Basques, Basque Americans, French Canadians, Spanish Canadians |
Basque Canadians (Basque: Euskal kanadarrak) are Canadian citizens of Basque descent, or Basque people who were born in the Basque Country and reside in Canada. As of 2021, 7,745 people claimed Basque ancestry.[2]
Basque sailors were whaling and fishing around Newfoundland beginning in 1525 and ending around 1626.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ethnic or cultural origin by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, 2021". statcan.gc.ca.
- ^ "Ethnic origin population". statcan. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Basques". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
Sources
[edit]- Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples. "Basques.". Multicultural Canada.
Further reading
[edit]- Brad, Loewen (2016). "Chapter 3: Intertwined Enigmas". In Loewen, Brad; Chapdelaine, Claude (eds.). Contact in the 16th Century: Networks Among Fishers, Foragers and Farmers. Mercury Series. University of Ottawa Press. pp. 57–76. doi:10.2307/j.ctt22zmcgk.9. Examines the relationship between the Basques and the St. Lawrence Iroquoians.
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