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Cultural Genocide in Canada
Definition of Cultural Genocide
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Cultural Genocide: Comes from the word ‘gens’, meaning a clan or community of people related by common descent. The idea of cultural genocide implies the process of undermining, suppressing, and ultimately eliminating, native cultures. In Canada, the term has been used to refer to the government policy of using residential schools to separate native children from connection with their own cultures and languages and to impose European culture upon them. See: POTLATCH / RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS related information in this encyclopedia, in the legal dictionary or in the world encyclopedia of law.
Cultural Genocide: Resources
Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Cultural Genocide. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
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