Basque Canadians are Canadians, Canadian citizens of Basque people, Basque descent, or Basque people who were born in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country and reside in Canada. As of 2016, 6,965 people claimed Basque ancestry.
Basque sailors were whaling and fishing around Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland beginning in 1525 and ending around 1626.
See also
* French Canadians
* Spanish Canadians
* Basque colonization of the Americas
References
Sources
*Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples
"Basques." Multicultural Canada.
Further reading
* Examines the relationship between the Basques and the St. Lawrence Iroquoians.
Canadian people of Basque descent,
Basque diaspora in North America, Canada
European Canadian
French-Canadian people
Spanish Canadian
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