Basque Canadians
Canadian citizens of Basque descent
| 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, French Canadians, Spanish Canadians |
Basque Canadians 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
Canada portal
- French Canadians
- Spanish Canadians
- Basque colonization of the Americas
References
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples. "Basques.". Multicultural Canada.
Further reading
- 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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