 Migration  Another “A” words, ACCULTURATION  And yet another more, AFFIRMATION  Cultural Revitalization

Chapter Issue: How should we respond to the opportunities that globalization provides for identity?

A set of circumstances that makes it possible to achieve your goals

The movement of people from one region or country to another

Is the process of adapting to a new society

POSITIVENEGATIVE  An opportunity for identity  Helps new Canadians fit into the larger society  Usually includes learning language of new country  Usually includes learning language of new country;  Can include: adopting manner of dress, music, activities, behaviours and attitudes  Can lead to assimilation, especially over generations

Accommodation Integration Acculturation

The process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areas

Metropolis: a large, busy city, specially the main city of a region or a country

An urban centre with a population of 10 million or more

AFFIRMATION  A positive, assertive action that provides opportunities to protect language, culture and values --- identity: Blood Tribe, Siksika Nation, Piikani Nation, Stoney and T’suuTina Nation  Provides opportunities to affirm their identity to people belonging to more than one ethnic group:  Hyphenated Canadians : Indo-Canadian, Japanese- Canadian, Italian- Canadian

 Francophone of Atlantic Canada.  Grand Dérangement (see pg. 79 – 80)  Acadians have their own anthem, flag, and holiday  Acadian RenaissanceRenaissance

 Turn to page 81  Read “Voices” section  What is the role of Francophone schools in affirming Francophone identity?

 To revitalize – to restore, give new life  Globalization challenges such as: assimilation, homogenization & marginalization damage culture  Globalization opportunities to revitalize culture:  Speaking original language;  Celebrations of culture  Teaching children ethnic heritage  Use of drama, literature in own language  Keeping in contact with (connecting with) others in same cultural group)  Use of media to maintain and promote ethnic heritage – to AFFIRM identity

 We’ll read together the poem “Two Chinas” in page 83 …thus constantly carrying me back and forth between Canada and China. My mind reads and speaks two languages, regards two countries as homes and forms a continuous dialogue between the two. Source: Sutama Gosh, Lu Wang, “Transnational and Identity: A tale of two faces and multiple lives.” Canadian Geographer,

 Can you think of any other groups undergoing cultural revitalization?

 MIGRATION  The movement of people from one region or country to another  URBANIZATION  The process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areas  MEGACITY  Massive cities with more than 10 million people  HYPHENATED CANADIAN  People who identify themselves with their ethnic heritage and their Canadian citizenship, e.g. Chinese-Canadian  ACADIANS  Francophone of Atlantic Canada

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