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Old 11-30-2012, 03:06 PM   #87
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I'm beginning to wonder if you actually are aware of what the quality of life is like on your 'average' Native reserve.

And assimilation doesn't mean giving up your traditions. There are a variety of different groups of people in Canada that have held onto their traditions despite being treated like all other Canadians.


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Cultural assimilation is one type of assimilation, resulting in the loss of a subaltern group's native language and culture under pressure to assimilate to those of a dominant cultural group.
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