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Did you or any of your parents or grandparents travel from another country to come live in British Columbia?
Has part or all of your family lived here since before anybody can remember?
How about the families of your friends?
Chances are you will have many different answers to these questions, because the families which make up the people of the province of British Columbia have many different backgrounds, and therefore many fascinating family stories.
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| Children of Japanese and
European origin, Ucluelet East School, 193- H-03678 |
A cultural group is composed of people who share common traits such as ethnic origin, geographical location, language, food, clothing, values, beliefs, and political views. Multiculturalism can be viewed as people from a variety of cultures who live together in the same area, who share equal rights and opportunities, and who value and celebrate one another's individual differences.
Throughout our history and prehistory, Canada has had many different cultural groups, but only recently has multiculturalism been a formal part of the laws governing our nation. Canada was the first country in the world to make multiculturalism official when we passed the Multiculturalism Act in 1988.
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| Japanese family Victoria, ca. 1900 C-07918 |
Use the forward button below to let the BC Archives Time Machine take you back into British Columbia's history and its cultural origins, and then see some of the traditions, holidays, and celebrations we know today.
