Multiculturalism • LG 3 - Describe the cultural landscape of multicultural regions (US/Canada/Latin America) and explain how cultural beliefs affect citizenship practices. • Criteria For Success • Evaluate the multicultural makeup of the U.S. Canada, and Latin America • Analyze how cultural beliefs shape citizenship practices.
Canada
Early Cultural influences • Indigenous people • French settlers • British settlers • Numerous explorers ventured and explored Canada, but the most successful early colonies were established by the French, and later the British
Remember that cultural convergence thingy?
More recent immigrants
Answer the following • In what ways did the picture of walmart display cultural convergence? • How might the newer group of immigrants impact future cultural convergence? • Think back to push/pull factors……. What would be pull factors for immigrants to Canada?
Chinatown in Toronto
So what?!?! • Glad you asked….. • Canada has two recognized national languages. • English • French • Canada has a very rich and diverse cultural make up • Many believe this has led to Canada being a very progressive and accepting nation
United States of America
Early influences • Indigenous peoples • Again numerous European nations explored and settled in the United States, however, three had the biggest influence / territories. • Great Britain • France • Spain
What in the world is happening?!
English influence • Well, we do speak English, or a version of it. • We jacked most of our constitution from English documents or philosophies • Magna Carta • Bill of Rights • John Locke
French Influence • Louisiana, home of the Rajun Cajuns! • This explains why LSU spells Go Tigers, Geaux Tigers
Spanish influence • Numerous forts / missions across, Florida, the Southwest and the West coast. • Texans be like….. • Spain be like…… “yea, we built it.”
Questions… • In what ways has cultural convergence taken place between Great Britain and the United States? • What impact did the French have on our culture today? • In what ways did Spain impact the United States?
More cultural influences • Think of how the following groups immigrated to the United States and the impact it had on the cultural make up and convergence occurring in the country • Get with a partner and provide examples of how four of the following has impacted the United States • African • Irish • Germans • Russians • Chinese • Japanese • Mexicans
African American Influence • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjZa7lyyGlw • Jazz • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwXwv9tpLGA • Even today jazz, the blues, r&b and hip hop have played vital roles in the b-boy culture.
More Cultural Influences • The United States resettles more refugees than any other nation
Refugees into the U.S. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17p5UcaiJAs • Watch the clip above • Why are refugees coming to the United States, what difficulties are they having? Why do some want to go back?
Latin America
Early influences • Indigenous people • Portugal • Spain
Influences of Portugal • Brazil speaks Portuguese • Religion • Architecture • Art
Spain’s Influence • Language • Religion • Architecture • Sports • Futbol
Slaves in South America • More slaves from Western Africa were forced to South America than in any where else in the world.
Influence of slaves in South America • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfjs0ga0ec • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lglU5hF22Io • Think……. In what ways did African culture have an impact on the style of music, dance and martial arts? • Capoeira combined African music and dance and was combined with native music and dance to create a new art. Slaves were not allowed to learn how to fight / so they disguised capoeira as a dance. • Cumbias incorporated African percussion instruments with indigenous forms of dance
Latin America continued • Needless to say, South America has an extremely rich and diverse culture • It’s impossible to look at modern day culture in South America and not see the combined aspects of Europe, indigenous people and African cultures • Look at the sports, religion, dance, food and language of the region. They’re all combined from other cultures.
CONVERGENCE IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE PLACE!!!!!
