6.6 Assignment: Strength in Diversity

Assignment 6.6: Strength in Diversity

Even though there have been great advances throughout the world in political and social standards, many of the world's Indigenous people are still facing huge challenges in maintaining their cultures and languages. Loss of traditional lands and resources and human rights abuses at the hands of corporations, and governments have pushed many Indigenous people to the brink of extinction.

However, Indigenous people are struggling to reclaim their lands, create economies that can be sustained, and protect their languages in order to protect their cultural identities. Their struggles are being supported through international agreements, like the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and national laws. These people are trying to secure their basic rights and usher in a new era of health and peace between themselves and their surrounding dominate cultures.  

This unit looked at people in Canada and around the world who have faced challenges to their language and cultural identity through the forces of globalization. You have also looked at how globalization presents opportunities for communities to preserve language and culture.

 

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