ABORIGINAL CULTURE WITHIN CANADA

Aboriginal Culture within Canada

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This paper examines the Aboriginal Culture and Non-Aboriginal Culture in detail. The paper also provides in-depth cultural analysis by comparing Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal culture, and demonstrate how these cultural values reflects the behavior and perception of individuals within each culture. In addition, this paper discusses the conflict resolution at interpersonal and societal level within both cultures.

Aboriginal Culture within Canada

Introduction

The history of Canada witnessed a transition from Canadian culture to a non-Canadian. The society of Canada is heterogeneous in terms of regions, diverse culture and language, and peoples. The people of Aboriginal include a number of cultures, peoples and language with diverse regions.

At one place of time, Aboriginals played a pivotal role in the society of Canada. During late 18th Century, with the passage of time, their significance pushed to the background, took possession of indigenous lands for forestry, mining, agriculture and extraction of other natural resources. For this long duration, the economic standing of aboriginal natives was worsened by terrible losses of life because of state's systematic efforts and disease. Afterwards, in the year 1940, the people who belong to aboriginal culture began to come into sight from the shadow, and took advantage of their growing numbers and improved political organization, as well as the importance of growing value of their land. By the year, 1980, and particularly in 1990s, Aboriginals' demand for justice become more persistent, and their political leaders made them a repulsive force in draw out conflicts related to claims of land, recognition of the rights of minority and renewal of constitution. Furthermore, the aboriginal culture and people once again emerge at the mainstream life of Canada, by the last century decade (Dickson-Gilmore & La Prairie, 2005).

Aboriginal people refer to indigenous peoples of Canada, and they are North American's descendants inside the Canadian boundaries. Aboriginals are diverse culture people who have a number of language families and converse in different languages. Aboriginal societies have different cultures with unique identities with anecdotal cultures and traditions. Aboriginal culture promotes community belonging; work; education; political engagement and activity; health; relationships; and justice. Non-Aboriginal culture focuses on definitions of success and life aspirations; and experiences. Aboriginal community has a proud and long history of rich spiritual and cultural customs and traditions. The Aboriginal cultures and people are commonly known as Inuit, First Nations, Clan, Chief, Metis, Band and Elder. Aboriginal cultures comprise of diverse cultures such as local cultures, interior region cultures and BC coastal cultures. These people preserve their culture through teaching of elders and oral traditions, which include precise Aboriginal stories of natural and supernatural. Aboriginal culture encompasses a diversity of art forms such as painting, baskets, carvings, dances, masks and textiles; for instance, art of Northwest coast Aboriginal. The significance symbols of Aboriginal cultures in Canada include totem, masks, dwellings, poles and blankets.



Discussion

Aboriginal culture refers to the First Nations culture. Aboriginal people are visible minority, and the total population is about 700,000 inhabitants in ...