According to the Métis Elder‚ Tom McCallum‚ “The more we listen to other people’s views‚ the more our vision will open up and we will start to…be able to see from all perspectives and respect those perspectives. That is what creates our wholeness‚ to walk in balance and harmony‚ to respect other people’s way‚ their journey of life‚ their way of interpreting‚ to treat each other with much more kindness and respect.” Each person has a different way of seeing the world‚ and this influences their ideas
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the Vikings and European fishermen had ventured to Canada before him‚ he was given credit for “discovering” Canada for the King of France (“Jacques Cartier”‚ Gale). This discovery changed the world in a monumental way by connecting two different nations and cultures that had previously not known of each other‚ leading to France’s colonization of Canada and exploitation of its resources.
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Nunavut is more than the name of our province. The word means ‘our land’ in Inuktitut‚ and it is a reflection of Canada‚ from its distinctive culture and way of life‚ to its vast and beautiful expansiveness. Its greatest assets are the welcoming communities that have banded together to conquer the simultaneously awe-inspiring and often harsh northern landscape. Nunavut is the youngest territory in Canada‚ becoming recognized through the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act in 1999
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Name: September 11‚ 2014 "Residential Schools" Summary The Canadian government wanted to assimilate natives in by putting native children in residential schools. The Canadian government contacted churches to set up residential schools and provided them with funding‚ land and equipment. In 1884‚ the government passed the Indian Act‚ which made it mandatory for all native children under the age of 16 to attend residential schools. During the time between 1890 to 1970’s‚ when residential schools
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This article written by Scott Gilmore really opens your eyes to the racism that actually happens in Canada. Most Canadians pride them selves on living in such a multicultural and peaceful country. It is the total opposite; the racism just goes unnoticed. The racism that Canadian Aboriginals face is even worse than the racism that African Americans or Canadians face. The government seems to put these issues on the back burner‚ Scott says “Possibly it is because our Fergusons are hidden deep in the
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The first source is from Blood and Belonging‚ the quote is what Michael Ignatieff is saying. Mr. Ignatieff describes to us a certain type of nationalism‚ civic nationalism. Michael Ignatieff explains that if individuals agree to their countries political structure‚ that is all that matters‚ it does not matter if the individual is of another race‚ colour‚ gender‚ or any other distinction that one may make of the individual. He goes on to say that since they agree to the political system‚ this is
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The silent film I chose to watch “The Birth of a Nation” is a 1915 American drama‚ directed by D.W Griffith‚ produced by D.W. Griffith and Harry Aitken‚ co-written by D.W Griffith‚ T.F. Dixon J.R. and Frank E. Woods‚ and was based on the novel and play “The Clansman” both by T.F. Dixon J.R. It was originally released on February 8‚ 1915 and was presented in two parts‚ separated by an intermission‚ as it is over three hours long. The film follows the lives of two families in Civil War era America
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Thirdly‚ the constant increase of cultural diversity in Canada broadens the general views and opinions of Canadians‚ therefore making it more difficult to pin point a concrete definition. Those who are new to Canada will not as strongly identify with the common views of Canadians because these views are embedded over time. And although immigrants recognize what is important to Canadian’s‚ such as the Canada flag and The Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ they do not necessarily identity with these things
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The United Nations Organization (UNO) officially came into existence in October 1945 after the Second World War. It was formed to replace the League of Nations‚ which had proved incapable of restraining aggressive dictators like Hitler and Mussolini. In setting up the UNO‚ the great powers tried to eliminate some of the weaknesses‚ which had handicapped the league. The UN charter was drawn up in San Francisco in 1945‚ and was based on proposals made at an earlier meeting between the USSR USA China
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The First World War cast Europe into a state of turmoil and disarray. The collapse of the German and Austro-Hungarian empires‚ along with the revolution in Russia‚ left territorial boundaries relatively uncertain. In January 1919‚ representatives from the victorious Allied Nations met in Paris to devise a treaty that might somehow make sense of the chaos and restore some measure of order to the European continent. 1 Each member of the peace conference approached the task at hand with his own agenda
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