speaker:陈琴Members:郭娟娟、刁黎黎、汪丽、冉霞、黄慧.BriefIntroductionofMosaic.TheFirstCanadians.TheSettlers.FrenchCanadians.TheStoryofaCanadianAboutMosaic(məu'zeiik)isakindofmaterialdecoratingbuildingsUsedindealingwithvideos,filmsorimageswhentherearesomesensitivescenesmanypiecesputtogetherContrastUSA:“meltingpot”Throwofftheiroldcustoms,languagesandtraditionsandturnto“American”Canada:“mosaic”1.Differentculturesareequal2.Overlapnotoverwhelm3.AmulticulturalsocietywithinabilingualframeworkTheFirstCanadiansThefirstnations:nativeCanadians“first”becausetheyaretheoriginalinhabitantsofthecountry“nations”becausethereisnotonesinglegrouporculturebuttherearemanynationswhichhavedifferentlanguages,customsandbeliefsTwootherspecialgroupstheInuit['njut]因纽特人(北美的爱斯基摩人)theMetis[mei'ti:]n.混血儿,美有八分之一黑人血统的混血儿,LifeStyleoftheFirstNationsLocationLifestyleCanada’scoastsFishingandhuntingprairiesHuntingherdsofbuffaloCentralandeasternCanadaGrowingcropsandhuntingTheInuitLivingcircumstances:thefarnorthofCanada(harsh,arcticclimate)Lifestyle:huntingseals,whales,caribouandpolarbearsThemetisHow:emergedwhenFrenchfurtradersmarriedIndianwomenAppearance:theirchildreninheritedcharacteristicsfromboththeirEuropeanandaboriginalbackgroundsLifestyle:furtradeThesituationoforiginalpeopleInthepast:werevitaltothefurtradeplayedahugeroleinCanada’seconomicdevelopmenttreadedbadlybytheirwhiteEuropeansAtpresent:stillpoorbegraduallyacceptedandgivenmorerightsThesettlersCanadaisanationofimmigrantsIt’simmigrationpolicieshavelargelybeendeterminedbyeconomicconditionsFromthe1890sthroughthe1920sfarmersandminersfromcentralandeasternEuropeduringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s,it’simmigrationmarketwasclosedtovirtuallyeveryonebutBritonsandAmericans……recentyears,thegovernmenthasencouragedAsianimmigration,offeringpassportstothosewithcapitalandentrepreneurialskillsAlongwiththepurelyeconomicconcernsthathaveinformedimmigrationpolicymakeCanadalookhardheadedratherthanhumanitarianDuetochangesinimmigrationregulationsandpractices,theCanadianimmigrationrecordissignificantlylessracistthanitusedtobeFrenchCanadiansFrench-speakingprovinceofQuebechasthoughtthatitslinguisticandculturalheritageisthreatenedbyremaininginacountrythatismainlyEnglish-speakingThegovernmenttriestokeepFrenchculturebyofferingFrench-languageradioandTVprogramsandprotectingtherightofFrenchspeakerstoattendFrench-speakingschools