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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | Under the Government of Canada Official Languages Act of 1969, both English and French have official federal status throughout Canada. According to the 2011 Census of Canada, the language of English is spoken by 94.9% of the population. Another 4.6% speak both English and French. In addition to these languages, the census reported that German, Cree, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Dene, Chinese, Urdu, Spanish, Russian and Arabic were also reported in that order of frequency.
The University of Saskatchewan reports that the Algonauian family of languages is in use across Canada, with different dialects of Cree and Saulteaux being found in Saskatchewan. That being said, there are Siouan speakers as the Nakota, Dakota and Lakota have first nations residents in the province of Saskatchewan. Mainly up north the Athpapaskan language is spoken by the members of the Dene First Nations. Michif is a mixed Cree-French language introduced to the prairies by the Métis.
The Provincial Curriculum provides Aborginal Languages as part of the courses from kindergarten to Grade 12.
As Saskatchewan experienced a large wave of immigration between 1896-1905 due to the Clifford Sifton immigration policy. Sifton encouraged immigration who were "stalwart peasants in sheep-skin coats." Sifton, immigration companies, and railroads advertised heavily in Europe and the United States for immigrants to come to the "Last Best West." British and American immigrants were the main draws, however there were also a large influx of Ukrainians, Scandinavians, Doukhobors, and other groups from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Unique settlement patterns developed called 'ethnic bloc settlements.' There factors at work promoting such settlements. Those settling in close proximity, would still be speaking the same 'mother tongue' which would facilitate communication in the settlement. The lands which were selected for their homesteads bore some resemblance to the lands in their home country, facilitating the tools and agricultural practices known by these immigrants. If a person from a community immigrated ahead of time, or if an immigration company sponsored settlement, then a large tract of land was made available during this process. Historical Bloc settlements are mapped in both of the Atlas of Saskatchewan and additionally and overview of the various towns and settlements which sprang up by immigrants from various countries are documented on SaskGenWeb Saskatchewan History and Ethnic Roots.
The grammar, dialect and customs may affect the way names appear in genealogical records. For instance, the names of your ancestor may vary from record to record in French. You may find other languages in the records. These include English and Latin.
Latin is another language which springs up in Saskatchewan as early church records may also be recorded in Latin. |
