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A Nation of Immigrants

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Chapter 6, Lesson 3

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A Diverse Population

  • The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are a symbol of Canada.

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  • One of their first jobs was to keep the peace between the settlers from the East and the First Nations.

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A Diverse Population

  • Diversity has been a common theme from its beginning.

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  • First Europeans to arrive were the Norse and then the English and French.

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  • 1800s-1900s People from a variety of countries came to Canada.

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A Diverse Population

  • Canada is a bilingual country.
    • 59% speak English.
    • 23% speak French.
    • 18% speak other languages.

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  • They are diverse in their religion as well.

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Life in Canada

  • Immigrants have tended to stay in their ethnic groups.

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  • More than 75% of Canadians live in cities.

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  • Cities are more modern and offer more job opportunities.

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Life in Canada

  • Rural areas tend to be more traditional.

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  • A third way of living is Arctic life.
    • Lived in igloos, traveled by dog sled, hunted and fished, made clothes out of animal skins.

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Life in Canada

  • Inuits now live in wooden houses and have modern clothes designed for the cold temperatures.

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  • Canada has more land than the US, but only about 10% of the people.

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  • Concern about the US culture and customs overwhelming Canada.

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Life in Canada

  • The government legislated a percentage of television and radio shows that must be Canadian.

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Arts and Popular Culture

  • Canadian education is run by each region.
    • Have a high literacy rate of 97%.

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  • Canadian literature written in French and English.

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  • Canada’s cold climate makes winter sports popular.

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Arts and Popular Culture

  • Ice hockey is the official winter sport.

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  • Lacrosse is the official summer sport.

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Homework

Read P. 171-175

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Questions #1-7

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