Everyone has an identity although some are stronger than they are in others. For example a person recently from England will have a stronger accent then someone who has lived his or her whole life in Canada, as with the person from Jamaica may have a stronger or less noticeable accent than others. This makes up part of the different identities that each of them possesses. My identity is not quite as clear to identify, but I can assure you that there is one there. I am a person who is half Danish, one quarter Cree and one quarter Spanish. Everyday that goes by you will always hear someone complain about how their family was oppressed in the past and how their people suffered.
In an essay given to us in class this point was really stressed. Over and over again; the author had stated, “I’m proud to live in this country for it’s diversity and open space, but at the same time I’m ashamed to say I come from here because of what my people had to endure just to survive.” These exact words may not be the ones stated over and over but rather this message was stated in different forms. The native peoples in Canada were oppressed and so were many other peoples in the world. The big differences between the oppression in Canada and other countries are that the Canadian Constitution has through naming them given Native people the right to label themselves as oppressed people. Once people become labeled they tend to take on the characteristics and see themselves in the light as those who are doing the labeling. In other words “we become the label.” The label from the Canadian Constitution dwells in the past rather than getting on with life.
The Essay on Discovering Our Identity Is Both Challenging And Ongoing
Finding ourselves can be a described as a difficult and never ending process. People can unearth new aspects of their identities every day, from new experiences and partaking in different activities with different people. An individual can spend their whole lives searching for answers about themselves and about their life. However, for some people, their identity comes more naturally. Discovering ...
I am not going to become bogged down with what the M’etis had to go through or the Danish or the Spanish I will only look at today because you can’t change the past you can only make the future better. Labels should be left in the past for those who struggle for an identity. I know who I am; I am Canadian. Being Canadian I can safely say that all cultures whether ones heritage is Black, White, Indian or Oriental have the same rights in Canada.
They all have the same rights of free speech, the right to vote, the right for a fair and just trial and the right to raise their children without the fear of them being taken for them because of the color of their skin. They have the right to be able to attend the same schools as everyone else and the right to work at any job they may choose. In Canadian society the only restriction one would have is one they set for themselves. For example you could work any job or accomplish anything you happen to put your mind to. I know this I am a Canadian Citizen. Most Canadian citizens have the value of being a conscientious person.
A conscientious person is a person who is very cautious and a person who pays a grate detail to effort. I myself know that I posses this quality. Another Quality I feel I and also a lot of other Canadian’s posses is that of being a non-racist person. In being a non-racist person one loves everyone and does care about the color of their skin or their appearance.
However there is always an exception to every rule. Looking at these facts I can safely add a couple more to the long list of Canadian qualities. Those other qualities are kindness, Respectfulness, accepting of all and there are many other qualities that are present here in Canada. However many more there may be I feel that all of the qualities that were named I fell I posses. I am Canadian and that was my word!
