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Unit 6 LG 3 . Learning Goal - 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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Unit 6 LG 3 Learning Goal - Describe the cultural
landscape of multicultural regions (US/Canada/Latin America) and explain how cultural beliefs affect citizenship practices.
Criteria For SuccessEvaluate the multicultural makeup of
the U.S. Canada, and Latin AmericaAnalyze how cultural beliefs shape
citizenship practices.
Essential QuestionsHow does culture affect the way people
live and shape the characteristics of a region?
What are the distribution, patterns, and characteristics of different cultures?
How do cultures change and maintain continuity?
Canada
Early Cultural influencesIndigenous peopleFrench settlersBritish settlers
Numerous explorers ventured and explored Canada, but the most successful early colonies were established by the French, and later the British
First languages spoken in Quebec
Remember that cultural convergence thingy?
More recent immigrants
Chinatown in Toronto
So what?!?!Canada has two recognized national
languages. EnglishFrench
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 influencesIndigenous peoplesAgain numerous European nations explored
and settled in the United States, however, three had the biggest influence / territories.
Great BritainFranceSpain
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 philosophiesMagna CartaBill of RightsJohn Locke
French InfluenceLouisiana, home of the Rajun Cajuns!This explains why LSU spells Go Tigers,
Geaux Tigers
Spanish influenceNumerous forts / missions across, Florida,
the Southwest and the West coast.Texans be like…..
Spain be like……“yea, we built it.”
More cultural influencesThink 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 Americans – (NEXT SLIDE PROVIDES EXAMPLES)IrishGermansRussiansChineseJapaneseMexicans
African American Influencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjZa7ly
yGlwJazz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwXwv
9tpLGAEven today jazz, the blues, r&b and hip hop
have played vital roles in the b-boy culture.
Irish Influencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhP2rU
BNxgE
More Cultural InfluencesThe United States resettles more refugees
than any other nation
Refugees into the U.S.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17p5Uc
aiJAsWatch the clip aboveWhy are refugees coming to the United
States, what difficulties are they having? Why do some want to go back?
Latin AmericaEarly influencesIndigenous peoplePortugalSpain
Influences of PortugalBrazil speaks PortugueseReligionArchitectureArt
Spain’s InfluenceLanguageReligionArchitectureSportsFutbol
Slaves in South AmericaMore slaves from Western Africa were
forced to South America than in any where else in the world.
Influence of slaves in Africahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfjs0g
a0echttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lglU5hF
22IoCapoeira 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 cultureIt’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!!!!!
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