GEOG 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Atlantic Slave Trade, Hutu, Tutsi

• School: Brock University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 1F90
• Professor: Chris Fullerton

Document Summary

Multicultural canada: the (cid:272)ohesi(cid:448)e(cid:374)ess of ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859)s (cid:272)ulturally di(cid:448)erse populatio(cid:374) depe(cid:374)ds o(cid:374) the a(cid:272)(cid:272)epta(cid:374)(cid:272)e of cultural difference within canadian society, multiculturalism is a distinctly canadian approach distinctive canadian characteristic. Ethnicity in canada: 1 in 5 (20%) canadians is a visible minority, this is further e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)(cid:272)e of the sig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e of ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859)s (cid:373)ulti(cid:272)ultural so(cid:272)iety. Multiculturalism (cid:862)the (cid:271)elief that differe(cid:374)t eth(cid:374)i(cid:272) or (cid:272)ultural groups have the right to remain distinct rather than assi(cid:373)ilati(cid:374)g i(cid:374)to (cid:858)(cid:373)ai(cid:374)strea(cid:373) (cid:374)or(cid:373)s(cid:859)(cid:863) the dictionary of human geography. Canadian multiculturalism act, 1988: promotes a shared sense of belonging, assists in the preservation of cultural difference, protects individual rights to practice their culture, turns multiculturalism into something we do; more than an idea. Immigrants in canada: ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859)s populatio(cid:374) i(cid:374)(cid:272)rease is (cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:373)ostly related to i(cid:373)(cid:373)igratio(cid:374) rather tha(cid:374) (cid:374)atural increase, alberta is experiencing a population growth, from immigrants going out west rather than to. Immigration plays a role in demographic and social changes.