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Today’s agenda, 02/10
• Individual Identity
Expressing CanadianCulture and Identity
How does increased global interaction affect our individual and collective identities?
Who are YOU?
Collective Identity
The common characteristicsand values used to define a group
Individual Identity
The group of characteristics and values people useto define themselves
YOU
language
personal tastes
attireUnique
heritage
country of origin
place where you live
occupation
Most important features that shape Identity in our class
LanguageAttireSpiritualityTraditionsMusic,MoviesOriginReligionRole models
Today’s agenda
• What it means to be Canadian?
• The Canadien: A distinct group of people
• Linguistic Identity: The Charter of the French language
Collective Identity – Speed Dating
•Work within your assigned group
•Take notes of what it means to be Canadian for each of the speakers
Journal entrance # 1
Do you see your Canadian identity defined by the stereotypes used in TV commercials? Or Do you define your citizenship based in the values expressed by some of your classmates? Please explain
What have you gained or lost as a Canadian living in a more globalized world? Why is this important?
In what ways could globalization shape our identities?
• Skim read the rest of chapter 2, page 27 to 36
• Look over each page quickly
• Note the headings and subheadings and read the first sentence on each paragraph
• Look briefly at any images or graphics
Linguistic Identity
The collective identity of a people who speak the same language.
The Métis Identity
• one of the three Aboriginal peoples in Canada
• Métis = mixed race
•Métis = Aboriginal + French
= Aboriginal + English = Aboriginal + Scottish
•Language •MICHIF (mee-SHEEF)•French + Cree languages
Canadien - Canadienne
Francophone descendant of the colonist of New France living anywhere in North America, including the West
Maintaining and Promoting Identities
In what ways could people maintain and promote their identities in a globalizing world?
Role models = people who inspire us in such a way that we try
to live and act like they do
Elders = member of a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous community who is respected for his or her knowledge, wisdom, or
experience
Preserving Linguistic Identity
FrancophoneA person whose first language is French
AnglophoneA person whosefirst language is English
The Charter of the French Language
Bill 101government
schools
business
signs
Multiculturalism
A policy that supports respect for a diversity of languages, beliefs, traditions, values, religions, and other aspects of culture.
Canadian Multiculturalism Act, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
