/tags/my-heart-soars/Recent content in My-Heart-Soars on Late BloomsHugoen-usMon, 30 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000/posts/canada-day-reflections/Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000/posts/canada-day-reflections/<p>[caption id=&ldquo;attachment_1974&rdquo; align=&ldquo;aligncenter&rdquo; width=&ldquo;584&rdquo;]<a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2014/Canada-day-reflections/i-t8qM5Np/0/LBDBbZtRcr5RNttR4Dfxck7n75LfhNDHswvqgxKdP/D/Native-People-for-Canada-Day-D.jpg"><img alt="Today Canada is the most multi-cultural country in the world, and the home of immigrants of every ethnic and religious group from every country in the world. But less than 500 years ago, the only people living in Canada were the Aboriginal people of Canada. &ldquo;Aboriginal&rdquo; means the original inhabitants, the people who were here first. The words &ldquo;Native&rdquo; or &ldquo;Indigenous&rdquo; are also used, and mean the same thing. Today they all collectively refer to themselves as the First Nations or First Peoples of Canada. However, there are many different cultural groups." loading="lazy" src="https://jeanjankisamaroo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Native-People-for-Canada-Day-1024x590.jpg"></a> &ldquo;Today Canada is the most multicultural country in the world, and the home of immigrants of every ethnic and religious group from every country in the world.  But less than 500 years ago, the only people living in Canada were the Aboriginal people of Canada. &ldquo;Aboriginal&rdquo; means the original inhabitants, the people who were here first. The words &ldquo;Native&rdquo; or &ldquo;Indigenous&rdquo; are also used, and mean the same thing.  Today they all collectively refer to themselves as the First Nations or First Peoples of Canada. However, there are many different cultural groups.&rdquo;  (First Nations Website)[/caption]</p>