Canadian American
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A Canadian-American is an American of Canadian origin.[citation needed] The term is particularly apt when applied or self-applied to people with strong ties to Canada, such as those who have lived a significant portion of their lives in, or were educated in, Canada, and then relocated to the United States.[citation needed]
Since the term Canadian itself refers to a nationality rather than an ethnicity, the term cannot be considered an ethnonym.[citation needed] English-speaking Canadian immigrants easily integrate and assimilate into American culture and society as a result of the cultural similarities and in the vocabulary and accent in spoken English.[citation needed] This cultural "invisibility" within the larger US population is seen as creating stronger affinity amongst Canadians living in the US than might otherwise exist. [1] According to Canadian estimates the number of Americans of Canadian origin may be between 20 to 30 million, about 9% of the total US population.[citation needed]
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[edit] Aboriginal Canadian-Americans
As a consequence of Article 3 of Jay Treaty of 1794, official First Nations status, or in the US Native American status, also confers the right to live and work on either side of the border.[2] But many of Canada's First Nations people identify with Canadians moreso than Americans.
[edit] Study
There are some institutions in the United States that focus on Canadian-American studies such as the Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine [3] or the Center for Canadian American studies at Western Washington University. [4].
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[edit] References
- ^ This American Life Program #65 "Who's Canadian", Chicago Public Radio, Broadcast 30 May 1997, http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=65
- ^ NATIVE AMERICAN FREE PASSAGE RIGHTS UNDER THE 1794 JAY TREATY: SURVIVAL UNDER UNITED STATES STATUTORY LAW AND CANADIAN COMMON LAW
- ^ Canadian-American Center
- ^ Canadian American Studies at WWU
[edit] Further reading
- Jeffrey Simpson, Star-Spangled Canadians: Canadians Living the American Dream.
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