ISS 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Norwegian Canadians, Canadian Confederation, Biculturalism
30 Oct 2016
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The french and the english were not the only two founding language groups in canada. The inhabitants constituted about 50 societies, belonging to a dozen linguistic groups. Some nomadic hunters and gatherers, others chiefdoms of fishers and cultivators of the soil. Until the 1960s, immigration policy in canada was based on the principle that anyone who came into the country should be assimilable into the dominant french and british groups. Which cultures/groups of people are (best) able to assimilate to the dominant british and french ethnic groups. Were not: chinese, japanese, south asians, and blacks; jews, even from mazism during the 1930s. Multiculturalism is a source of pride for canadians. Canadians view canada as a mosaic while the u. s. is a melting pot. the. During the 1960s, it was a time of increasing urbanization and industrialization and a rising educational level, which led to a break out of ethnic movements.
