Who We Are Flashcards
1
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Canadian Identity
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We are the only constitutional monarchy in North America
2
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British North America Act
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1867- Original constitutional document
- Peace
- Order
- Good government
3
Q
What do Poets and Songwriters call us?
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The great dominion
4
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Aboriginal Peoples
Territorial Rights
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Guaranteed through the Royal Proclamation of 1763 by King George III
The treaties were not followed
5
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Aboriginal Peoples
Residential Schools
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- From 1800s to 1980s
- Federal government placed Aboriginal children in Residential schools
- To educate + assimilate them into culture
- BUT the schools were terrible
- 2008 Ottawa apologized
6
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Groups of Aboriginal Peoples
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- Indian/First Nations (65%): Not Inuit or Metis
- Inuit (4%): Live in small, scattered communities across the Arctic
- Metis (30%): People of mixed Aboriginal + Europeah ancestry. Majority live in praries. Speak Michif.
7
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John Buchan
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Governor General of Canada (1935-40)
Believed that immigrants should retain their individuality
8
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English and French
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- Anglophones: Speak english as a first language
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Francophones: Speak french as a first language
- Majority live in Quebec
New Brunswick= The only officially bilingual province
9
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Francophones
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Acadians: Descendants of French colonists that settled the Maritime provinces in 1604
- Great Upheveal (1755-1763): During the war of Britain vs. France, more than 2/3 of Acadians deported from their homeland
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Quebecers: People of Quebec
- 2006 House of commons recognized Quebecois is a nation within united Canada
10
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Anglophones
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- English
- Welsh
- Scottish
- Irish
11
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Canada, The Land of Immigrants
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Immigrants have helped shape our country :)
12
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Marjorie Turner-Bailey
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- Olympian
- From Nova Scotia
- Descendant of Black Loyalists
- Escaped slaves from the US that fled in 1780
