Aboriginals in Canada: Cultural Diversity and Communication Strategies

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1. Introduction
The aim of this paper is to discuss the aboriginal people in Canada by focussing on the
First Nation, Inuit and metis group and their cultural diversity and how these are essential for
the health care facilities in the county.
The communication process of the aboriginal people in Canada is a barrier for achieving
equal rights and their overall growth like others in the country.
This paper will be discussing the particular culture views and practices communication of
the aboriginal people of Canada, strategies for communication with this cultural group,
barriers to communication with this cultural group and how these will be overcome.
2. Body Part A 250
The culture of the aboriginal people in Canada especially the First Nation people have
their own unique history, culture, art, language and traditions which differ from those of the
non-indigenous people living in the Canadian territory. There are more than 600 recognised
first nation governments or bands present in the country who represent distinctive aboriginal
culture, music, art ad languages. There are thirty different dialects are used in the state’s
indigenous people. Many of these language have declined as the number of surviving elders
who used to use this language for their communication are gradually decreasing. These
aboriginal people of Canada view their language as an important part of their tradition which
are unique but gradually abolishing. Another important reason of losing their language is due
to the colonial past of Canada. However, some of the native languages like Nunavut,
Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut have gained the status of official language along with French and
English. According to Joseph, (2019), the changing situation of the country has made the
government of Canada to recognise the cultural diversity of these aboriginal groups. The
most important bias and assumptions that this groups experience during communication with

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another culture is associated with the idea that the non-aboriginal people do not possess any
understanding of the difference of the individual group of these people. To most of the non-
aboriginals, the difference among the individual aboriginal group is granted as one
homogeneous group and share the same tradition, culture, world view, needs, language and
desires.
Body Part B:
There are factors affecting the communication between the indigenous groups and the
non-aboriginal groups which are to be overcome if some strategies can be followed.
Firstly, in order to indulge in a successful communication with the aboriginal people, it is
mandatory that the communicator is aware about the differences in the verbal and nonverbal
communication (Fraser et al., 2016).
Secondly to communicate successfully with the aboriginal, appreciating linguistic and
cultural variation of interaction must be kept in mind.
Thirdly, recognising miscommunication is a necessity for successful communication with the
aboriginals of Canada.
Finally, the communicator must understand the serious consequences of the communication
breakdown.
The communication strategy and its relevance to communication with the
aboriginal group refers to the process to develop cultural empathy with them. Until and
unless the communicators do not respect the cultural diversity, they will not be able to
recognise linguistic variation and the points of the view of the aboriginal people of Canada.
There are some factors which are considered to be miscommunication among these people
which mainly refers to the choice of words and body gesture while talking with these people