Who We Are Flashcards
Pages 10-13
How is Canada known around the world?
As a strong, free country! Proud of their unique identity
Facts about Canada
- Inherited oldest continuous constitutional tradition in the world
- Only constitutional monarchy in North America
Peace, Order and Good Government
Important expression in Canadian government
Commitment uphold by Canadian institutions
Key phrase first used in Canada’s original constitutional document (1867)
Peace, Order and Good Government
British North America Act is…?
Canada’s original constitutional document from 1867
Poets and songwriters have hailed Canada as…
Great Dominion
Three founding peoples of Canada?
Aboriginal
French
British
Aboriginal peoples came from…
Migrated from Asia thousands of years ago
When were Territorial Rights first guaranteed by King George III?
What are Territorial Rights?
Royal Proclamation of 1763
Right to the land of which they lived
Residential schools period?
1800 to 1980s
2008 formal apology
What groups the Aboriginal Peoples term refer to?
Indian (First Nations)
Inuit
Métis
What does the Indian term refer to?
Aboriginal people who are not Inuit or Métis
When did the term First Nations started to be used?
1970s
Where do First Nations people live today?
Half on reserve land (600 communities)
Half off-reserve, in urban centres
The Great Dominion covers…
From Atlantic shores to the Pacific Ocean and to the Arctic Circle
Who was John Buchan (1st Baron Tweedsmuir)?
Popular 15th Governor General of Canada (1935-1940), advocate to retain individuality of Immigrant groups, having different cultural traditions keeping the country united still - Believed in “Unity in Diversity”
What does Inuit mean?
“The people”, in inuktitut language
Where do the Inuit live?
Small scattered communities across the Arctic, knowledgeable of land, sea and wildlife, adapted to harshest environment on Earth
Who are the Métis? Where do they live?
Mixed Aboriginal (mothers) and European (fathers) ancestry, with both French and English speaking backgrounds, mostly from fur trade. The majority live in the 3 Prairie provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba)
What dialect do the Métis speak?
Michif
Percentages of Aboriginal people
65% First Nations (Indians)
30% Métis (One third)
4% Inuit
What are the roots of Canadian society?
English and French speaking Christian civilizations brought from Europe by settlers
Official languages of Canada
English and French (Federal government required by law to provide services in both)
Amount of Anglophones and Francophones
18 million Anglophones
7 million Francophones
What is the only officially bilingual province?
New Brunswick
Where do the Francophones live?
Majority in Quebec
One million in Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba
Smaller percentage in other provinces
Who are the Acadians?
Descendants of French colonists, began settling in the Maritime provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) and Newfoundland and Labrador in 1604
What’s the Great Upheaval?
2/3 or 65% Acadians deported from Canada to go to Britain, France or another British colony between 1755-1763 during the war between Britain and France
Where do the Quebecers come from?
Descendants of 8500 French settlers from 1600-1700s, people of Quebec
What did the Federal government (through the House of Commons) recognized in 2006?
Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada
How long is the Anglo-Quebecers heritage and how many are they?
250 years, One million.
Who established basic way of life in English-speaking areas and how are Anglophones referred to?
Hundreds of thousands of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish settlers, soldiers and migrants from 1600 to 20th century. Referred as English Canadians
Why is Canada referred to as Land of Immigrants?
Most Canadians born in Canada since 1800s, but over past 200 years millions of newcomers helped to build and defend way of life
Largest goups in Canada? (12)
English, French, Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Chinese, Aboriginal, Ukranian, Dutch, South Asian and Scandinavian
Since 1970s, where do most immigrants come from?
Asian countries
Second most-spoken languages at home (after English)?
Chinese
Percentages of Chinese speakers in Vancouver and Toronto
13% Vancouver
7% Toronto
Majority of Canadians identify as…
Christians (Catholic, followed by Protestant)
Other growing religious affiliations?
Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, “No Religion”
Why does the state partner with faith communities?
Promote social welfare, harmony and mutual respect
Provide school and healthcare
Resettle refuggees
Uphold religious freedom, expression and freedom of conscience
What’s the status of gay and lesbian Canadians under the law?
Full protection, equal treatment, civil marriage access
Other ways to help Canada?
Coast Guard, emergency services, police, firefighter
Who was Bill Reid?
Haida artist from British Columbia, carving totem poles
Which Aboriginal people crafted Totem poles?
Living on the Pacific Northwest coast
What does Métis mean?
Mixed blood
Largest religious affiliation in Canada
Catholic
Who is Marjorie Turner-Bailey?
An Olympian from Nova Scotia and descendent of black Loyalists
What are Black Loyalists?
People of African origin in 1780s, escaped slavery in USA to come to Canada, loyal to the Queen
Until when was slaverly legal in USA?
1865
