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ANTECEDENTS CULTURELS [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
DEF

the collection of mores, folkways, and institutions that constitutes the social heritage of an individual or group.

CONT

... Canadians have diverse cultural backgrounds ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
CONT

Le ministère du Multiculturalisme et de la Citoyenneté [...] réunit deux sphères d'activité du gouvernement fédéral qui représentent des aspects fondamentaux de l'identité canadienne : la citoyenneté, du fait que les Canadiens sont unis par leurs valeurs communes et leur attachement au Canada; et le multiculturalisme, étant donné la diversité qui caractérise les origines et les antécédents culturels des Canadiens.

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