Table 6.2 Aboriginal language characteristics, Aboriginal identity population, 25 years and over, Canada, 2001

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Table 6.2
Aboriginal language characteristics, Aboriginal identity population, 25 years and over, Canada, 2001
	Age 25 to 44	Age 45 to 64	Age 65 and over
	percent
Aboriginal mother tongue
Total Aboriginal identity	22	29	40
North American Indian	29	41	54
On reserve	51	66	77
Off reserve	13	23	30
Métis	3	7	13
Inuit	67	76	78
Aboriginal home language
Total Aboriginal identity	19	22	32
North American Indian	25	31	43
On reserve	46	55	65
Off reserve	9	13	18
Métis	3	4	9
Inuit	63	68	73
Knowledge of Aboriginal language
Total Aboriginal identity	25	32	43
North American Indian	33	45	57
On reserve	58	70	79
Off reserve	16	26	32
Métis	5	9	16
Inuit	70	77	78
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada.