Afro-Canadians
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Afro-Canadians are Canadians of African descent whose diverse histories include descendants of enslaved Africans, Black Loyalists, Caribbean and African immigrants, and other members of the African diaspora living in Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afro-Canadians canonical | 2 |
| African-Canadian | 1 |
| Ghanaian Canadians | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian demographic group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Black Canadians ⓘ |
| citizenship | Canadian ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
African cultures
ⓘ
Canadian culture ⓘ Caribbean peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean cultures
|
| demographicGroupOf | Canadian population ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | African ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Black Canadians
ⓘ
surface form:
African immigrants to Canada
Black Loyalists ⓘ Black Nova Scotians ⓘ Caribbean Canadians ⓘ Afro-Canadians self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ghanaian Canadians
Haitian Canadians ⓘ Jamaican Canadians ⓘ Nigerian ⓘ
surface form:
Nigerian Canadians
Somali diaspora ⓘ
surface form:
Somali Canadians
Caribbean Canadians ⓘ
surface form:
Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians
descendants of enslaved Africans in Canada ⓘ |
| historicalCommunity |
Africville
ⓘ
Birchtown, Nova Scotia ⓘ North Preston in Nova Scotia ⓘ
surface form:
North Preston, Nova Scotia
|
| historicalEvent |
Black Loyalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Loyalist migration to Nova Scotia
Caribbean migration to Canada after 1960s ⓘ Underground Railroad settlement in Canada ⓘ |
| language |
Canadian English
ⓘ
Quebec French ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian French
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| partOf | African diaspora ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Calgary
ⓘ
Edmonton ⓘ Halifax ⓘ Montreal ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ Toronto ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans
Afro-Caribbean people ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Caribbeans
Afro-Latin Americans ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Latinos
Black British ⓘ Black Canadians ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ Rastafari ⓘ non-religious ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghanaian Canadians
this entity surface form:
African-Canadian