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Who We Are Flashcards

Pages 10-13

1
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How is Canada known around the world?

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As a strong, free country! Proud of their unique identity

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Facts about Canada

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  • Inherited oldest continuous constitutional tradition in the world
  • Only constitutional monarchy in North America
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Peace, Order and Good Government

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Important expression in Canadian government

Commitment uphold by Canadian institutions

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Key phrase first used in Canada’s original constitutional document (1867)

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Peace, Order and Good Government

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5
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British North America Act is…?

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Canada’s original constitutional document from 1867

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6
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Poets and songwriters have hailed Canada as…

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Great Dominion

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7
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Three founding peoples of Canada?

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Aboriginal
French
British

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8
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Aboriginal peoples came from…

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Migrated from Asia thousands of years ago

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When were Territorial Rights first guaranteed by King George III?
What are Territorial Rights?

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Royal Proclamation of 1763
Right to the land of which they lived

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10
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Residential schools period?

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1800 to 1980s
2008 formal apology

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What groups the Aboriginal Peoples term refer to?

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Indian (First Nations)
Inuit
Métis

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What does the Indian term refer to?

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Aboriginal people who are not Inuit or Métis

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When did the term First Nations started to be used?

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1970s

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14
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Where do First Nations people live today?

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Half on reserve land (600 communities)
Half off-reserve, in urban centres

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15
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The Great Dominion covers…

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From Atlantic shores to the Pacific Ocean and to the Arctic Circle

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16
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Who was John Buchan (1st Baron Tweedsmuir)?

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Popular 15th Governor General of Canada (1935-1940), advocate to retain individuality of Immigrant groups, having different cultural traditions keeping the country united still - Believed in “Unity in Diversity”

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17
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What does Inuit mean?

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“The people”, in inuktitut language

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Where do the Inuit live?

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Small scattered communities across the Arctic, knowledgeable of land, sea and wildlife, adapted to harshest environment on Earth

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Who are the Métis? Where do they live?

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Mixed Aboriginal (mothers) and European (fathers) ancestry, with both French and English speaking backgrounds, mostly from fur trade. The majority live in the 3 Prairie provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba)

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20
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What dialect do the Métis speak?

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Michif

21
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Percentages of Aboriginal people

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65% First Nations (Indians)
30% Métis (One third)
4% Inuit

22
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What are the roots of Canadian society?

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English and French speaking Christian civilizations brought from Europe by settlers

23
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Official languages of Canada

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English and French (Federal government required by law to provide services in both)

24
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Amount of Anglophones and Francophones

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18 million Anglophones
7 million Francophones

25
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What is the only officially bilingual province?

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New Brunswick

26
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Where do the Francophones live?

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Majority in Quebec
One million in Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba
Smaller percentage in other provinces

27
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Who are the Acadians?

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Descendants of French colonists, began settling in the Maritime provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) and Newfoundland and Labrador in 1604

28
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What’s the Great Upheaval?

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2/3 or 65% Acadians deported from Canada to go to Britain, France or another British colony between 1755-1763 during the war between Britain and France

29
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Where do the Quebecers come from?

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Descendants of 8500 French settlers from 1600-1700s, people of Quebec

30
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What did the Federal government (through the House of Commons) recognized in 2006?

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Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada

31
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How long is the Anglo-Quebecers heritage and how many are they?

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250 years, One million.

32
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Who established basic way of life in English-speaking areas and how are Anglophones referred to?

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Hundreds of thousands of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish settlers, soldiers and migrants from 1600 to 20th century. Referred as English Canadians

33
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Why is Canada referred to as Land of Immigrants?

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Most Canadians born in Canada since 1800s, but over past 200 years millions of newcomers helped to build and defend way of life

34
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Largest goups in Canada? (12)

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English, French, Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Chinese, Aboriginal, Ukranian, Dutch, South Asian and Scandinavian

35
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Since 1970s, where do most immigrants come from?

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Asian countries

36
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Second most-spoken languages at home (after English)?

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Chinese

37
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Percentages of Chinese speakers in Vancouver and Toronto

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13% Vancouver
7% Toronto

38
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Majority of Canadians identify as…

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Christians (Catholic, followed by Protestant)

39
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Other growing religious affiliations?

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Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, “No Religion”

40
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Why does the state partner with faith communities?

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Promote social welfare, harmony and mutual respect
Provide school and healthcare
Resettle refuggees
Uphold religious freedom, expression and freedom of conscience

41
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What’s the status of gay and lesbian Canadians under the law?

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Full protection, equal treatment, civil marriage access

42
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Other ways to help Canada?

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Coast Guard, emergency services, police, firefighter

43
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Who was Bill Reid?

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Haida artist from British Columbia, carving totem poles

44
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Which Aboriginal people crafted Totem poles?

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Living on the Pacific Northwest coast

45
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What does Métis mean?

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Mixed blood

46
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Largest religious affiliation in Canada

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Catholic

47
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Who is Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

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An Olympian from Nova Scotia and descendent of black Loyalists

48
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What are Black Loyalists?

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People of African origin in 1780s, escaped slavery in USA to come to Canada, loyal to the Queen

49
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Until when was slaverly legal in USA?

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1865

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