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The Search for a National Identity

The Search for a National Identity. Sees themselves as a multicultural country, yet the country is so large there are great differences among the provinces this lack of unity is due to Canada’s history. Historical Roots

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The Search for a National Identity

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  1. The Search for a National Identity

  2. Sees themselves as a multicultural country, yet the country is so large there are great differences among the provinces • this lack of unity is due to Canada’s history

  3. Historical Roots - many of its people identify with regional and ethnic groups rather than with the nation as a whole - most of the pop. is made of French(27%) and British(40%) ancestry - the 1st people in Canada were Inuit and Native Americans whose ancestors migrated to North America thousands of years ago

  4. Were able to adapt to a wide range of environments • In the early 1500s Britain and France began colonizing the region, later battled for control of the land and fur trade • the natives were devastated by foreign illnesses and warfare • 1759 the Battle of Quebec • France was defeated by the British • 1763 France turns over all land to Britain

  5. Canada remained under British rule until 1867 when the Dominion of Canada was enlisted • Gave Canada its own govt. , but foreign policy and military decisions to Britain • 1931 Canada gained its independence • Today the symbolic ruler is the British monarch

  6. English and French are both official languages • Only 15% speak both • Quebecois- French speaking citizens • separatism- some of want Quebec to be an independent nation • In 1974 the Quebec govt. made French the official language

  7. 27,000 Inuits 370,000 Native Canadians • Some success in uniting its regions and its people through transportation and communication links

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