Chapter 5 Section 4

HOCKEY! National Identity – sense of belonging to a nation, to unite its many immigrant cultures. Bilingual – they speak two languages Two official languages – Can you guess what they are? Literature, official documents, road signs, newspapers, TV are in both languages Francophones – French speaking people The French spoken in Canada is different than the French spoken in France Canadian English Pronounce words different than in the US Faucets – taps About - aboot

Canada Council for the Arts gives money to more than 8,400 artists and art organizations each year. Canadians read and use many of the same newspapers and magazines that we do. TV and movies are the same too. Canadian musicians & actors Neil Young Joni Mitchell Celine Dion Shania Twain Jim Carey

Christianity is widely practiced in Canada Other religions Buddhism Hinduism Islam Judaism

Immigrants in the 1600’s, 1700’s, and 1800’s were European When people settled they settled with people who share their same culture. This has created culture regions Quebec – French speaking Canadians Nunavut – more than 50% are Inuit Vancouver – 16% are Chinese (mostly from Hong Kong) The differences in culture have sometimes created conflict. In the 20 th century with all the Chinese immigrating some feared this group of people would change the Canadian culture. The Chinese – Canadian groups asked for continued support of multiculturalism and the laws to continue to be followed. This helped resolve the issue.