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Pre-reading: How would you describe Canada and Canadians?
Kristine Neglia is a member of the Ojibway Curve Lake First Nation in Ontario, Canada. She has worked for a number of Aboriginal organizations looking to improve the lives of Aboriginal people in Canada. There are over 633 First Nations, which together total over 700,000 people. They are the largest aboriginal group in Canada, followed by the Inuit and the Metis.
The Eskimos originated in Asia and settled in the Arctic region some 4,000 years ago. A North-American Indian tribe called them Eskimos, which actually means "people who eat raw meat". However, the settlers called themselves Inuit, which means "people".
To describe the New South is a difficult task as the picture is very mixed. Robert Gibbs, President Obama's Press Secretary, aptly described the situation as “New South, Old Challenges.
There have been many conflicts between the French- and the English-speaking Canadians. In spite of occupying the largest province (in area), the French have concerns about eventually becoming assimilated into the large English-speaking majority thus losing their culture and language.
Immigration to the United States was influenced by both push and pull factors. The push factors were what drove the immigrants from their country such as religious persecution, political oppression and poverty. The pull factors were those which attracted immigrants to America such as civil rights, freedom of expression, religion and speech and economic opportunity. America was seen as the promised land by the oppressed and exploited masses.
Exercises from Deling
