Chapter 4 - Affirming Identity, Language, and Culture PDF

Chapter 4 Affirming Identity, Language, and Culture key terms cultural content laws cultural diversity language laws linguistic revitalization linguistic rights  What does “affirm” mean? affirm Definition: STATE AS A FACT STRONGLY ASSERT PUBLICAL...

Chapter 4 Affirming Identity, Language, and Culture key terms cultural content laws cultural diversity language laws linguistic revitalization linguistic rights  What does “affirm” mean? affirm Definition: STATE AS A FACT STRONGLY ASSERT PUBLICALLY!  “ Reclaiming Lost Culture 4 how do we affirm culture in a global world? reclaiming lost artifacts taken through colonization Watch and TAKE Notes, you will need this information for your assignment  G’psgolox Totem Pole It was commissioned by the The Swedish vice consul to Chief of the Haisla Eagle Clan, Canada, Olof Hansson, wanted it Chief Gʼpsgolox after the death for Swedenʼs Museum of of his children. Ethnography. In 1929, it was removed from The Canadian Department of their village while they were Indian Affairs allowed the away on a fishing trip. removal on the grounds the Swedes were given permission from the Haisla people. 6  G’psgolox Totem Pole There was no record of the sale, The museum was preserving the only an export license. totem pole in a temperature controlled environment, which is in contrast to the traditional way The location was unknown to totem poles are kept, which is the Haisla people for 60 years. outside and with the earth. Watch on your It was eventually returned to the own for more Haisla in 2006 information! 7  Your Turn Go to the Historical Artifacts Assignment on the Google Classroom (click below below for a copy) 8  “ Language Revitalization 9  What languages do we speak? - Tagalog - Mandarin - -Spanish(colombia) - Vietnamese - English -Romanian - Pangasinan Yoruba - Spanish (chileno) Russian - Malayalam Nigerian Pidgin - Hindi - Albanian and Greek - Affan Oromo (Oromifa) - Mandarin - Amharic - Cantonese - Tigrinya - French (Canadian French, I cannot -Patios(Broken English) speak but understand some) - Ukrainian (not enough to hold conversation, but I understand some and want to relearn) - Bisaya - Tagalog - Illocano - 10  How do people affirm and promote their language in a globalizing world TO SOME PEOPLE, LANGUAGE IS IDENTITY DIFFERING VIEWS Language is so important to cultural Some advocates of globalization believe identity that peoples, governments, and that increased communication and organizations around the world use interdependence will bring greater understanding among the many different strategies to affirm their peoples of the world. language in a globalizing world. They say that if everyone speaks a common People have always expressed their language, it could reduce the differences traditions, values, world views, and among peoples. cultures through language.  “ “Education is what got us here, and education is what will get us out” - Senator Murray Sinclair meanings and narratives that are reflected in language. TRANSLATION: one understands meaning only in reference to other meanings based on her or his pre-existing words.  wHAT ARE THE TOP 10 MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGES?? Spanish Mandarin Hindi English French Arabic French Portuguese German https://www.berlitz.com/blong/most-spoken-languages-world 14  dominance of english english Top 10 for business mandarin ▸ Business ▸ Most populous ▸ Scientific Research country in the world ▸ Popular Culture ▸ 2nd most populous ▸ Internet - uses the language on the Roman alphabet internet ▸ Mother tongue of ▸ Economic shift in many China endangered languages 17  NO, it also takes Government Policy! Canadian Government ▸ 1969 - Official Languages Act ▸ 1982 - Charter of Rights and Freedoms ▸ Cultural content laws - to protect artists, performers, songs, movies and literature ▸ 1968 - CRTC (Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission) enforced quotas for Canadian content on radio and TV ▸ NFB - National Film Board - $$ to produce Canadian stories how do we affirm culture in a global world? form societies reclaiming to help lost promote artifacts culture how do we affirm culture in a global world! Cultural UNESCO Revitalization Global (controlling organizations education and saying your museums, past is regaining their important history) Explore la francophonie 23 the role of government in affirming culture In 1971, Canada became the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as official government policy ▸ "Multiculturalism within a bilingual framework" ▸ Goal: assuring the cultural freedom of Canadians" ▸ National Unity would be founded on confidence in one's own individual identity ▸ Is it enough just to say this and it becomes reality “ 25 “ 26 indigenous canada 27