Another example is that of the aboriginal peoples in Canada. ... Both African Canadians and Aboriginal peoples have been in Canada for a long period of time. ... Canadian sociologist John Porter wrote the vertical mosaic, which challenges the myth that Canada is a patchwork. ... This is because within Canada we are free to practice our own culture however, it results in consequences in terms of one's social class. ... This is why I do not agree that the longer an ethnic group is in Canada the higher up in status they go. ...

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The treatment is so poor that in 1996 the United Nations claimed that Canada's treatment of its aboriginals is in violation of international law and that it was "the most pressing human rights issue facing Canadians." ... Canada's aboriginals have a higher suicide, unemployment and income rate than any other visible minority in Canada. This is due mostly to poor living conditions forced upon them by the Canadian government(s) since the birth of Canada in 1867. ... The plague of racism which has been a part of our culture for hundreds of years is still rampant in today&...

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For instance, in the case study interview, when our subject was asked when you came to Canada 30 years ago did you feel that being estranged to a dominantly white country had an effect on why you choose to interracial marry in the first place? ... Attitudes Toward Culture Adjustment When asked how difficult was it to adjust to any culture differences the majority of our interviewee's from both the interviews and the case studies said that it was difficult at first. ... Whilst, most of our interviewee's found it difficult to adjust to culture difference. The majority of them also...

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Much like Canadian theatre however, there was a time when a black man in any role, be it servant or slave, was virtually unheard of. It took the blaxpliotation films of the early nineteen seventies to change the stereotypical depiction of Black people in American Cinema, as it took The Farm Story, performed by a small troop of Canadian actors, to create a Canadian theatre industry. ... "Hollywood was still unable to discern or depict the full spectrum of Black American life and culture.""... "The Farm story- marked a point in time- before it there was no Canadian identity in theatre, after i...

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Klassen was born in Ukraine and raised in Canada. ... Under Klassen leadership Church of the Creator showed steady growth over the next ten years attracting neo-Nazi skinheads and white supremacists from across the United States and Canada. ... They believe that the American culture is becoming more decadent. ...

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The regions that are considered as ethnic strife-prone are: Western Europe- Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, France and Spain; Eastern Europe- Yogoslavia and newly independent countries of former Soviet Union; the Mediterranean and the Middle East- Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon and Israel; Africa- virtually every nation; Asia- from Pakistan to the Philippines; and the Americas- from Canada throughout the Caribbean. ... Nationalism forges together a sense of people hood or belongingness based on common history, ancestry, culture, language or religion. ...

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