Canadamosaic加拿大马赛克文化.ppt

speaker: 陈琴 Members: 郭娟娟、刁黎黎、汪丽、冉 霞、黄慧 . Brief Introduction of Mosaic .The First Canadians .The Settlers .French Canadians .The Story of a Canadian About Mosaic ( m?uzeiik ) ? is a kind of material decorating buildings ? Used in dealing with videos, films or images when there are some sensitive scenes ? many pieces put together Contrast ? USA: “ melting pot ” ? Throw off their old customs, languages and traditions and turn to “American” ? Canada: “ mosaic ” ? 1.Different cultures are equal ? 2. Overlap not overwhelm ? 3.A multicultural society within a bilingual framework The First Canadians ? The first nations : native Canadians ? “first” because they are the original inhabitants of the country ? “nations” because there is not one single group or culture but there are many nations which have different languages, customs and beliefs ? Two other special groups ? the Inuit[njut ] 因纽特人（北美的爱斯基摩人） ? the Metis[meiti:] ? n. 混血儿， 美 有八分之一黑人血统的混血儿， Life Style of the First Nations The Inuit ? Living circumstances : the far north of Canada （ harsh, arctic climate ) ? Life style : hunting seals, whales, caribou and polar bears The metis ? How : emerged when French fur traders married Indian women ? Appearance : their children inherited characteristics from both their European and aboriginal backgrounds ? Life style ： fur trade The situation of original people ? In the past ： were vital to the fur trade ? played a huge role in Canadas economic development ? treaded badly by their white Europeans ? At present : still poor ? be gradually accepted and given more rights The settlers ? Canada is a nation of immigrants ? Its immigration policies have largely been determined by economic conditions From the 1890s through the 1920s farmers and miners from central and eastern Europe during the Great Depression of the 1930s,its immigration market was closed to virtually everyone but Britons and Americans …… recent years, the government has encouraged