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A STUDY OF AFRO-CANADIAN IDENTITY IN THE WORKS OF MARGARET LAURENCE

Shadan Jafri

Volume: 4 Issue: 1 2014

Abstract:

Canada and India are former colonies of the British empire and are now important members of the Commonwealth. But one can easily perceive the distinct ways in which Europe in general and England in particular had their impact on the social, political, cultural and literary milieu of the two countries. The major part of Canada is peopled by immigrant Europeans who settled down in its vast land by waging a fierce struggle against the hostile landscape. Then there are immigrants from other countries such as Japan, China, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and other south Asian countries, though their number may be much smaller as compared to the European settlers. The Canadian society also has minority settlements of the natives who have become exiles in their own land. Canada has two official languages, English and French, and the Federal Government proclaimed the policy of Multiculturalism within a bilingual framework in October 1971.

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