Which family and community characteristics are associated with Aboriginal language5 knowledge among off-reserve First Nations children aged 2 to 5 years?
This article is based on data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey (ACS). The ACS was developed by Statistics Canada and Aboriginal advisors from across the country and was conducted jointly with Human Resources and Social Development Canada. The ACS provides an extensive set of data about Aboriginal (Métis, Inuit and off-reserve First Nations) children under 6 years of age across Canada. Indian settlements and reserves in the ten provinces were excluded from the target population for the survey. All First Nations children living in the Yukon and Northwest Territories were included. The ACS was conducted between October 2006 and March 2007. In the ACS, the child’s parent or guardian responded to the survey. For the majority of First Nations children (89%), this person was the birth mother or father. Parents or guardians of approximately 10,500 Aboriginal children under 6 years of age, including more than 5,100 First Nations children living off reserve, provided information throug
