Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
Canadian identities
Elaboration
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Sample topics:
- First Peoples identities (e.g., status, non-status, First Nations, Metis, Inuit)
- Francophone identities (e.g., Franco-Ontarian, Acadian, Quebecois, Metis, bilingual)
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immigration and multiculturalism:
- immigration and refugee policies and practices
- bilingualism and biculturalism (Official Languages Act)
- multiculturalism policy (Canadian Multiculturalism Act)
- cultural identities of subsequent generations (e.g., second-generation Japanese Canadian versus Canadian of Japanese descent versus Canadian)
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manifestations or representations :
- First Peoples arts, traditions, languages
- place-based identities and sense of belonging (e.g., Haida Gwaii versus Queen Charlotte Islands; “up North” and “back East”; affinity for ocean air, wide-open spaces; spiritual ancestors)
- media and art (e.g., CBC radio and television, Group of Seven, National Film Board, Canadian content)
- scientific and technological innovations (e.g., snowmobile, insulin)
- sports and international sporting events (e.g., hockey, Olympics)
keywords
Canadian identities