Who We Are cananda tess para latinos lili-rousse O-H psychologist specializing in pedagogy

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Canada is known around the world as a strong and free country.

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Canadians are proud of their unique identity.

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We have inherited the oldest continuous constitutional tradition in the world. ALSO, We are the only constitutional monarchy in North America.

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Our institutions uphold a commitment ......
, a key phrase in Canada’s original constitutional document in 1867, the British North America Act. A belief in ordered liberty, enterprise, hard work and fair play has enabled Canadians to build a prosperous society in a rugged environment from our Atlantic shores to the Pacific Ocean and to the Arctic Circle

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so much so that .......................... have hailed Canada as the “Great Dominion.

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Cree dancer is Métis from Alberta

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The ancestors of Aboriginal peoples are believed to have migrated from

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Aboriginal and treaty rights are in the Canadian Constitution.

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Territorial rights were first guaranteed through the Royal Proclamation of 1763 by King George III, and established the basis for negotiating treaties with the newcomers—treaties that were not always fully respected.

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From the 1800s until the 1980s, the federal government placed many Aboriginal children in residential schools to educate and assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture.

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years went government placed many Aboriginal children in residential schools to educate and assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture

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The schools for aboriginal children were poorly funded and inflicted hardship on the students; some were physically abused.

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Aboriginal languages and cultural practices were mostly prohibited in residential schools

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a year when canada apologized to Aboriginal children in residential schools and where

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In Canada today, Aboriginal peoples do not enjoy renewed pride and confidence and have not made significant achievements in agriculture, the environment, business, and the arts.

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today’s Canada, Aboriginal peoples enjoy renewed pride and confidence, and have made significant achievements in agriculture, the environment, business and the arts

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The term Aboriginal peoples refers to three distinct groups:

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indian refers

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In the 1970s, the term First Nations began to be used

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Today, about half of First Nations people live on reserve land in about 800 communities while the other half live off-reserve, mainly in urban centres.

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Today, about half of First Nations people live on reserve land in about 600 communities while the other half live off-reserve, mainly in urban centres

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Who was haida Bill Reid

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John Buchan, is the 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was a popular Governor General of Canada (1935–40). . The 15th Governor General is shown here in Blood (Kainai First Nation) headdress

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The inuit, which means “the people” in the Inuktitut language.

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The inuit, which means “village "

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John Buchan,The 15th Governor General is shown here in Blood (metis)

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The inuit, which means “the people” in the Inuktitut language

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The inuit, which means “the people” in the Inuktitut language, live in small, scattered communities across the Arctic. Their knowledge of the land, sea and wildlife enabled .

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The inuit, live across the Arctic. Their knowledge of the land, sea and wildlife enabled them to adapt to one of the harshest environments on earth.

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The Métis are a distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry.

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The Métis are European only, the majority of whom live in the Prairie provinces. They come from both French- and English-speaking

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The Métis are a distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry, the majority of whom live in the Prairie provinces.

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The Métis are a distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry. They come from both French- and English-speaking backgrounds and speak their own dialect, Michif.

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% aboriginal people in Canada

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade is celebrated in , Montreal, Quebec

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade is celebrated in Gatineau, Quebec

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Highland dancer at Glengarry Highland Games, is celebrated in Maxville, Ontario

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Celebrating Fête Nationale is celebrated in , Gatineau, Quebec

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Acadian fiddler, is celebrated in Village of Grande-Anse, New Brunswic

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only officially bilingual province?

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English AND French-Canadian society today stems largely from the English-speaking and French-speaking Christian civilizations that were brought here from Europe by settlers.

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English AND French-Canadian society today stems largely from the English-speaking and French-speaking Christian civilizations that were brought here from aboriginal peoples.

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English and French define the reality of day-to-day life for most people and are the country’s official languages.

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The federal government is required by law to provide services throughout Canada in English and French.

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The federal government is required by law to provide services to Parlament the of Canada in English and French.

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Today, there are 18 million Anglophones—people who speak English as a first language

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Today, there are 7 million Anglophones—people who speak English as a first language

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seven million Francophones—people who speak French as their first language.

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While the majority of Francophones live in the province of

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one million Francophones live in Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba, with a smaller presence in other provinces.

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The Acadians are the descendants of

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“Great Upheaval,” is
the Acadians were deported from their homeland Between 1755 and 1763, during the war between Britain and France. more than two-thirds of the Acadians were deported

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the Acadians not survived and not maintained their unique identity.

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the Acadians survived and maintained their unique identity.

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Today, Acadian culture is flourishing and is a lively part of French-speaking Canada.

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Quebecers are the people of Quebec

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Quebecers are the people of

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Quebecers are the people of Quebec and Most are descendants of 8,500 French settlers from the 1600s and 1700s

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One million Anglo-Quebecers have a heritage of

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The House of Commons recognized in 2006 that the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada.

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The House of Commons recognized in 2008 that the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada.

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Quebecers are the people