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At the core of every society lies a beating heart of stories. They not only entertain us, but we use them to define ourselves and connect with others. Simply listening or reading stories of another culture creates doors for intimate understanding otherwise impossible to achieve.
In a world growing more interconnected, we are still rarely exposed to stories of other cultures. The little we do get is through the news, which can teach us about another culture, but miss on fostering an understanding. It fails to show us how they laugh, talk, fight, and love. To make the situation worse, as the ever-encroaching power of advertising becomes more streamlined, encountering something outside of our comfort zone is on the constant decline.
Canada is populated by countless diasporic cultures creating an identity unique to our own. We cherish our common humanity as much as we embrace our diversity. The Voyageurs believe in celebrating, promoting, and encouraging the diverse works of our emerging storytellers. The process won’t be simple, but we believe the first step is to inspire our readers to explore unfamiliar stories of other Canadian cultures.
Fig. 1. Oakley, Jacqui. [Image of Multicultural Canada and Justin Trudeau.] [2017?]. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/04/the-canada-experiment-is-this-the-worlds-first-postnational-country?fbclid=IwAR1UXrc9wRXQCzlVDIVSAcLSexIrm0G0q37xjlEPEdyBLCuGr8GHjeJAv3c Accessed 23 Mar. 2019.
Works Cited
Fig. 1. Oakley, Jacqui. [Image of Multicultural Canada and Justin Trudeau.] [2017?]. www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/04/the-canada-experiment-is-this-the-worlds-first-postnational-country?fbclid=IwAR1UXrc9wRXQCzlVDIVSAcLSexIrm0G0q37xjlEPEdyBLCuGr8GHjeJAv3c. Accessed 23 Mar. 2019.
“Massey Clip 3: “I’m going to give Canada’s approach to multiculturalism an F.” CBC. 4 Dec. 2013. www.cbc.ca/player/play/2422166212/. Accessed 23 Mar. 2019.