WELL I HAVE TO GO BECAUSE THE BELL JUST RANG.

FOR SOCIAL ONLY:
THE MEANING OF KRISTINA                      
MEANING: CHRIST BEARER
GENDER: FEMALE
ORGIN: SLAVIC         

                         

                      

1. Culture is a way of life shared by a group of people.
2. Immigrants are people who come from other countries to live in Canada
3. Multicultural refers to the fact that Canada is a country of many different cultures.
4. Racism occurs when people are not treated fairly because of their cultural or ethnic differences.
5. Traditions are beliefs, values, stories, and ways of doing things that are passed on to us from our ancestors. They form our cultural heritage.
6. An ethnic group is a group of people sharing the same traditions and the same background. 
7. Aboriginal refers to the original or earliest know inhabitants of a country. In the Canadian constitution, the term aboriginal peoples refers to the Native M’etis, and Inuit peoples of Canada.
8. Bilingual is the ability to speak two languages.
9. A census is a statistical survey of a population. It is usually an official survey done by the government. In Canada, census information is collected every five years. Because it has to be tabulated, the information does not reach the public for a few years after that. As a result, the statistics are always somewhat out-of-date. A census contains much information that helps people to understand trends in the population.
10. Prejudice is pre-judging, usually unfavorably, the actions of only a few members of that group.
11. Stereotype is a belief about a person or group of people that does not recognize individual differences.
12. Discrimination is a behavior that is based on prejudiced attitudes and beliefs.
13. Values are beliefs and ways of doing things that are considered important, either by an individual or by an entire culture.
14. The Indian act is the law by which the federal  government regulates Native Peoples affairs in Canada. The first
15. Indian Act was passed in 1876, but it has been changed many times since then.
16. Self-government is a right claimed by Aboriginal Peoples to control their own education, legal, justice, and social systems.
17. The list of rights is a list of demands the provisional M’etis Government presented to the Federal Government in 1869.
18. Assimilation is what happens when one cultural group absorbs the characteristics of another. In the case of aboriginal  peoples, the government tried to force them to assimilate. Sometimes assimilation can happen naturally and voluntarily.
19. Mainstream culture comprises the values and traditions of the majority.
20. Segregated means being separate or apart
21. United Empire Loyalists were American colonists who stayed loyal to Britain during the American revolution. Many thousands came north to live in Canada.
22. Refugee is defined by the
23. United Nations as “a person with a well- founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, social group, or political opinion.
24. Displaced persons are people left homeless in their own country as a result of war, famine, or a political disturbance.
25. Self- determination is  the right to make your own decisions about what is best for your community.
26. Employment equity is a government program that attempts to make sure that jobs are open to all qualified people, regardless of their gender, skin color, physical disability, racial background, or religious beliefs.
27. The Canadian Citizenship Act describes who may become a citizen of Canada.
28. Citizenship means belonging to and participating in your society, your county, your province and community.
29. Multiculturalism refers to a county that has many distinct cultures existing side- by- side. It also refers to the federal government legislation that encourages this diversity, and helps to make sure that no one suffers discrimination due to their cultural or ethnic background.
30. Rights are things to which people are entitled. Many rights are protected by law.
31. Responsibilities are obligations that we owe to other people and to our community.    

 

 

 

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