Nova Scotia – Cultural Renaissance or Re-creating Culture for ...

The relocation of the Africville residents was similar to that of the Mi'kmaq to the reservations in the early 1800's, as it saw people displaced from family and friends, and put into settings they were un-familiar with. .... In 1971, Prime Minister Trudeau made a formal commitment to multi-culturalism by introducing the world's first Multi-Cultural policy. The aim was to nurture and preserve diverse racial, ethnic and religious tradition, while at the same time creating ...