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Depending on their upbringing they can have a certain cadence to their speech. This guy starts off in his own language, then goes into English. His way of speaking is fairly common in some First Nations.
One of the big differences I notice with Aboriginal Canadians is not necessarily in accent but in "tone". The tone of their speech is very soft, almost hushed in some cases. It's also often what I would describe as "monochord" (bad translation from French), in that it has very little raising compared to non-aboriginal speakers.
In many (but not all) regions the accent of aboriginal Canadians seems to reflect long contact with the French language, even if ironically most of them no longer speak French or have much contact with the language. And so for example some sounds in English such as "th" come out sounding like a "d", or the "h" at the start of words is slightly or totally suppressed. Both of which are things you hear from native French speakers when speaking in English. These speech patterns are common among aboriginals in regions quite far away from Quebec like the Prairies.
This soft monotone sound is also common among natives in the US.
With Trump pushing protectionism, there are only a handful of developed countries which will have trade deals with the USA:
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
The UK
Conceivably-the Republic of Ireland could become eligible
In general, expect the USA to look south for trade, towards Latin America.
Nope. Trade relations with Mexico, our biggest LA trade partner have already been strained. Mexico currently imports lot of agriculture products from the US but is currently looking south so perhaps establish deals with Argentina and Brazil. Mexico fears that NAFTA may collapse.
Nope. Trade relations with Mexico, our biggest LA trade partner have already been strained. Mexico currently imports lot of agriculture products from the US but is currently looking south so perhaps establish deals with Argentina and Brazil. Mexico fears that NAFTA may collapse.
This is true with Canada as well. Canada has just signed on to two Free Trade agreements in just one year with dozens of countries. CETA covers Europe and TPP covers Pacific rim countries including Australia. Canada has all but guaranteed the UK that it will sign a free trade agreement with them post Brexit. For now, free trade with the UK is under CETA. Canada is looking to depend on the U.S less in terms of trade with the onset of the most protectionist U.S administration in memory. A lot of countries are rethinking their trade relationships with the U.S, given the toxic nature of the current administration when it comes to trade.
Torres Strait Islanders, who are quite distinct from mainland Aboriginals, and in many ways more closely related to people from Papua New Guinea or the Solomon Islands. The vast majority do, however, live on the mainland.
Tasmanian Aboriginals, who are also distinct from mainland Aboriginals because of the influence of time and geography.
(mainland) Aboriginals.
We don't have an equivalent for 'Metis'; its really about whether people identify as indigenous or not.
Torres Strait Islanders, who are quite distinct from mainland Aboriginals, and in many ways more closely related to people from Papua New Guinea or the Solomon Islands. The vast majority do, however, live on the mainland.
Tasmanian Aboriginals, who are also distinct from mainland Aboriginals because of the influence of time and geography.
(mainland) Aboriginals.
We don't have an equivalent for 'Metis'; its really about whether people identify as indigenous or not.
And I do believe you do not have official legal "status" for some aboriginals like Canada does. That whole system is a bit of a quagmire here. Just under half the total indigenous population of Canada has "Indian Status", basically all them from the "First Nations" groups I mentioned above.
And in none of the cases is it really about bloodlines, though the "Indian Status" category does come somewhat close to that, even if it takes some bizarre (some would say immoral) twists and turns.
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