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1. What is Culture?

Culture is a learned way of living shared by a group of people.

Culture Introduction Video

National Geographic Culture Videos

2. The elements of culture are:
 * money
 * tradition
 * ceremonies
 * sports
 * food
 * housing
 * architecture
 * language
 * festivals
 * education
 * clothing
 * religion
 * economy
 * government
 * technology
 * music
 * instruments
 * animals
 * art
 * dance
 * families
 * transportation
 * people's names and their origins
 * laws

[|National Geographic Culture Videos]

3. Comparing cultures (Canada - Haiti)
 * Canada - The Europeans decimated the First Nations population through disease and depletion of resources
 * Haiti - The French killed the native Haitian population


 * Canada - First Nations lived quite well before the Europeans arrived
 * Haiti - Native Haitians lived quite well before the French arrived


 * Canada - The Canadian Government developed the land for their own purposes
 * Haiti - The French exploited the land's resources for their own gain


 * Canada - Through over trading, the Europeans pushed First Nations people into poverty
 * Haiti - The French forced Haitians to pay large fee for their "lost property" when Haitians gained their freedom through war

4. Residential Schools

Residential School - Capturing Survivor Stories

Canadian Residential School Propaganda Video 1955
 * Dates : 1840's - 1996
 * Who ran them: Church groups funded by the Canadian Government
 * Why: First Nations people asked to be educated
 * Why: The Europeans wanted to "civilize the Indians" and change their culture to European culture
 * Number of Schools: 130 schools
 * Number of Students: 150,000 students

5. Government of Canada's apology- Stephen Harper

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 * Date: June 11, 2008
 * Who: Stephen Harper and the Canadian Government
 * Why: For all the terrible things that happened at the schools

6. Pyramid of hatred (jokes to genocide)

[|Pyramid of Hate]

7. Why is culture important

8. stereotype- judging a group of people based on a few people

9. Canada's official bilingualism policy

a) What is Canada's official bilingualism policy? b) What is the history of this policy? c) Who lives in Canada? Culture Demography - [] d) Immigrants from what countries? [] e) Linguistic demographics? Canada? [] The World? [] f) What is the world's business language? []