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Romani people in Canada

January 01, 1970

The Romani people in Canada are citizens of Canada who are of Romani descent. According to the 2021 Canadian census there were 6,545 Canadians who claimed Romani ancestry.[1] They are sometimes referred as "gypsies", but that is considered to be a racial slur.[2][3][4]

Romani people in Canada
Total population
6,545
(by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba
Languages
Canadian English, Canadian French, Romani, various Para-Romani languages
Religion
Christianity, Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Romani, Roma in the United States, South Asian Canadians

History edit

Origin edit

The Romani people originate from the Northern India,[5][6][7][8][9][10] presumably from the northwestern Indian states Rajasthan[9][10] and Punjab.[9]

The linguistic evidence has indisputably shown that roots of Romani language lie in India: the language has grammatical characteristics of Indian languages and shares with them a big part of the basic lexicon, for example, body parts or daily routines.[11]

More exactly, Romani shares the basic lexicon with Hindi and Punjabi. It shares many phonetic features with Marwari, while its grammar is closest to Bengali.[12]

Genetic findings in 2012 suggest the Romani originated in northwestern India and migrated as a group.[6][7][13] According to a genetic study in 2012, the ancestors of present scheduled tribes and scheduled caste populations of Northern India, traditionally referred to collectively as the Ḍoma, are the likely ancestral populations of modern European Roma.[14]

In February 2016, during the International Roma Conference, the Indian Minister of External Affairs stated that the people of the Roma community were children of India. The conference ended with a recommendation to the Government of India to recognize the Roma community spread across 30 countries as a part of the Indian diaspora.[15]

Migration to Canada during the 1990s edit

When Romani refugees were allowed into Canada in 1997, a protest was staged by 25 people, including neo-Nazis, in front of the motel where the refugees were staying. The protesters held signs that said, for examples, "Honk if you hate Gypsies," "Canada is not a Trash Can," and "GST — Gypsies Suck Tax." (The last is a reference to Canada's Goods and Services Tax, also known as GST.) The protesters were charged with promoting hatred, and the case, R. v. Krymowski, reached the Supreme Court of Canada in 2005.[16]

Following the influx of over 3,000 Czech Romani refugees to Canada in 1997 a community center was opened in Toronto, Ontario. The Roma Community Centre is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing community support to the Romani people in Canada. The organization was founded in 1997. The centre has also provided assistance to Romani refugees from the former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Slovenia, Kosovo), Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Ukraine, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Bulgaria, and other countries with Roma populations. These refugees claimed to be fleeing discrimination and persecution against Romani in Europe. The centre has also denounced pejorative statements about Romani people in the Canadian media[17] and has denounced antisemitism and racism.[18] Canadian government reacted on the influx of Roma population by imposing visa requirements on all Czech citizens in 1997. Ever since then, the Romani asylum seekers' arrival to Canada virtually stopped, since they were not issued visas.[19]

Recent edit

Starting in 2008, Romani immigration from Hungary began to increase.[20] That year, Hungary fell into recession, and violence and discrimination against Roma increased.[20] Many Roma in Hungary live in squalor. In 2011, Roma asylum seekers from Hungary numbered 4,400, but most of these claims were either rejected or withdrawn. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney was quoted as saying in 2012 "If they subsequently withdraw their own claim, they’re telling us that in fact they don’t need Canada’s protection, that they’re not victims of persecution, and that’s… a bogus claim. It’s a fake claim."[20]

The government has since pushed to reduce Hungarian Roma immigration. In December 2012, Hungary was added to a list of "Safe Countries", which would make refugee claims harder.[21]

On September 5, 2012, prominent Canadian commentator Ezra Levant broadcast a commentary "The Jew vs. the Gypsies" on The Source in which he accused the Romani people of being a group of criminals saying:

These are gypsies, a culture synonymous with swindlers. The phrase gypsy and cheater have been so interchangeable historically that the word has entered the English language as a verb: he gypped me. Well the gypsies have gypped us. Too many have come here as false refugees. And they come here to gyp us again and rob us blind as they have done in Europe for centuries … They’re gypsies. And one of the central characteristics of that culture is that their chief economy is theft and begging.[22]

In March 2013, Levant apologized for his remarks, stating that "I attacked a particular group, and painted them all with the same brush. And to those I hurt, I'm sorry" and expressed hope that this "will serve as an example of what not to do when commenting on social issues."[23][24][25] The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) subsequently ruled, in September 2013, that Levant's broadcast was “in violation of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Code of Ethics and Equitable Portrayal Code,” and that his comments about the Roma were "abusive and unduly discriminatory against an ethnic group, and violated other provisions of the [code] regarding negative portrayal, stereotyping, stigmatization and degradation." The council noted that Levant had already issued two on-air apologies, and as such, he would not be ordered to issue another.[26][27]

Prominent Romani Canadians edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ethnic or cultural origin by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, 2021". statcan.gc.ca.
  2. ^ Randall, Kay. . Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. ^ Pickering (2010). "The Romani" (PDF). Northern Michigan University. p. 1. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Bambauer, Nikki (August 2, 2018). "The Plight of the Romani People-Europe's Most Persecuted Minority". JFCS Holocaust Center. The Romani people are frequently referred to as "gypsies," but many of them consider this exonym a derogatory term.
  5. ^ Hancock, Ian F. (2005) [2002]. We are the Romani People. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-902806-19-8: ‘While a nine century removal from India has diluted Indian biological connection to the extent that for some Romani groups, it may be hardly representative today, Sarren (1976:72) concluded that we still remain together, genetically, Asian rather than European’{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. ^ a b Mendizabal, Isabel (6 December 2012). "Reconstructing the Population History of European Romani from Genome-wide Data". Current Biology. 22 (24): 2342–2349. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.10.039. hdl:10230/25348. PMID 23219723.
  7. ^ a b Sindya N. Bhanoo (11 December 2012). "Genomic Study Traces Roma to Northern India". New York Times.
  8. ^ Current Biology.
  9. ^ a b c K. Meira Goldberg; Ninotchka Devorah Bennahum; Michelle Heffner Hayes (2015-09-28). Flamenco on the Global Stage: Historical, Critical and Theoretical Perspectives. p. 50. ISBN 9780786494705. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  10. ^ a b Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham; Richard Trillo (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. p. 147. ISBN 9781858286358. Retrieved 2016-05-21. Roma Rajastan Penjab.
  11. ^ Šebková, Hana; Žlnayová, Edita (1998), (PDF), Ústí nad Labem: Pedagogická fakulta Univerzity J. E. Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, p. 4, ISBN 978-80-7044-205-0, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04
  12. ^ Hübschmannová, Milena (1995). "Romaňi čhib – romština: Několik základních informací o romském jazyku". Bulletin Muzea Romské Kultury (4/1995). Brno: Muzeum romské kultury. Zatímco romská lexika je bližší hindštině, marvárštině, pandžábštině atd., v gramatické sféře nacházíme mnoho shod s východoindickým jazykem, s bengálštinou.
  13. ^ "5 Intriguing Facts About the Roma". Live Science. 23 October 2013.
  14. ^ Rai, N; Chaubey, G; Tamang, R; Pathak, AK; Singh, VK (2012), "The Phylogeography of Y-Chromosome Haplogroup H1a1a-M82 Reveals the Likely Indian Origin of the European Romani Populations", PLOS ONE, 7 (11): e48477, Bibcode:2012PLoSO...748477R, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048477, PMC 3509117, PMID 23209554
  15. ^ "Can Romas be part of Indian diaspora?". khaleejtimes.com. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  16. ^ R. v. Krymowski [2005] 1 S.C.R. 101.
  17. ^ "Hating the Jew, hating the 'gypsy'". National Post. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  18. ^ "Roma centre distances itself from anti-Israel protest". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  19. ^ VALPY, MICHAEL. "Canada reimposing visa controls to stop Roma asylum-seekers, Czech media say". the globe and mail. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  20. ^ a b c "Hungarian Roma hope for sanctuary in Canada - World - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  21. ^ Valentina Jovanovski. "Ottawa's crackdown on Roma refugees has Hungarians seeking asylum elsewhere". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  22. ^ . J-source (The Canadian Journalism Foundation ). October 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  23. ^ Ezra Levant issues on-air apology for Roma comments by Matthew Coutts, Daily Brew, March 19, 2013
  24. ^ Ezra Levant Apologizes For Roma Comments (VIDEO) by Lauren Strapagiel, The Huffington Post Canada, March 18, 2013.
  25. ^ Collective judgement is a moral mistake 2013-09-19 at the Wayback Machine by Ezra Levant, Sun News, March 18th, 2013.
  26. ^ "Ezra Levant's 'Gypsies' Comments Condemned By Broadcast Standards Council". Huffington Post. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  27. ^ CANADIAN BROADCAST STANDARDS COUNCIL: Sun News Network re The Source (Theft Ring) (CBSC Decision 12/13-0069+) 2013-09-10 at the Wayback Machine Issued September 9, 2013
  28. ^ "Paul Wells explains why Canada's policy on Roma refugees hits a flat note". Macleans.ca. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

External links edit

  • "Canadian Romani Alliance".
  • "Roma Community Centre". Romatoronto.org. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  • Opre Roma: Gypsies in Canada, a 1999 National Film Board of Canada documentary

January 01, 1970
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The Romani people in Canada are citizens of Canada who are of Romani descent According to the 2021 Canadian census there were 6 545 Canadians who claimed Romani ancestry 1 They are sometimes referred as gypsies but that is considered to be a racial slur 2 3 4 Romani people in CanadaTotal population6 545 by ancestry 2021 Census 1 Regions with significant populationsOntario Quebec Alberta ManitobaLanguagesCanadian English Canadian French Romani various Para Romani languagesReligionChristianity Sunni IslamRelated ethnic groupsRomani Roma in the United States South Asian Canadians Contents 1 History 1 1 Origin 1 2 Migration to Canada during the 1990s 1 3 Recent 2 Prominent Romani Canadians 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editOrigin edit The Romani people originate from the Northern India 5 6 7 8 9 10 presumably from the northwestern Indian states Rajasthan 9 10 and Punjab 9 The linguistic evidence has indisputably shown that roots of Romani language lie in India the language has grammatical characteristics of Indian languages and shares with them a big part of the basic lexicon for example body parts or daily routines 11 More exactly Romani shares the basic lexicon with Hindi and Punjabi It shares many phonetic features with Marwari while its grammar is closest to Bengali 12 Genetic findings in 2012 suggest the Romani originated in northwestern India and migrated as a group 6 7 13 According to a genetic study in 2012 the ancestors of present scheduled tribes and scheduled caste populations of Northern India traditionally referred to collectively as the Ḍoma are the likely ancestral populations of modern European Roma 14 In February 2016 during the International Roma Conference the Indian Minister of External Affairs stated that the people of the Roma community were children of India The conference ended with a recommendation to the Government of India to recognize the Roma community spread across 30 countries as a part of the Indian diaspora 15 Migration to Canada during the 1990s edit When Romani refugees were allowed into Canada in 1997 a protest was staged by 25 people including neo Nazis in front of the motel where the refugees were staying The protesters held signs that said for examples Honk if you hate Gypsies Canada is not a Trash Can and GST Gypsies Suck Tax The last is a reference to Canada s Goods and Services Tax also known as GST The protesters were charged with promoting hatred and the case R v Krymowski reached the Supreme Court of Canada in 2005 16 Following the influx of over 3 000 Czech Romani refugees to Canada in 1997 a community center was opened in Toronto Ontario The Roma Community Centre is a non profit organization that is dedicated to providing community support to the Romani people in Canada The organization was founded in 1997 The centre has also provided assistance to Romani refugees from the former Yugoslavia Serbia Croatia North Macedonia Montenegro Bosnia Slovenia Kosovo Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Romania Albania Ukraine Poland Portugal Greece Ireland Bulgaria and other countries with Roma populations These refugees claimed to be fleeing discrimination and persecution against Romani in Europe The centre has also denounced pejorative statements about Romani people in the Canadian media 17 and has denounced antisemitism and racism 18 Canadian government reacted on the influx of Roma population by imposing visa requirements on all Czech citizens in 1997 Ever since then the Romani asylum seekers arrival to Canada virtually stopped since they were not issued visas 19 Recent edit Starting in 2008 Romani immigration from Hungary began to increase 20 That year Hungary fell into recession and violence and discrimination against Roma increased 20 Many Roma in Hungary live in squalor In 2011 Roma asylum seekers from Hungary numbered 4 400 but most of these claims were either rejected or withdrawn Immigration Minister Jason Kenney was quoted as saying in 2012 If they subsequently withdraw their own claim they re telling us that in fact they don t need Canada s protection that they re not victims of persecution and that s a bogus claim It s a fake claim 20 The government has since pushed to reduce Hungarian Roma immigration In December 2012 Hungary was added to a list of Safe Countries which would make refugee claims harder 21 On September 5 2012 prominent Canadian commentator Ezra Levant broadcast a commentary The Jew vs the Gypsies on The Source in which he accused the Romani people of being a group of criminals saying These are gypsies a culture synonymous with swindlers The phrase gypsy and cheater have been so interchangeable historically that the word has entered the English language as a verb he gypped me Well the gypsies have gypped us Too many have come here as false refugees And they come here to gyp us again and rob us blind as they have done in Europe for centuries They re gypsies And one of the central characteristics of that culture is that their chief economy is theft and begging 22 In March 2013 Levant apologized for his remarks stating that I attacked a particular group and painted them all with the same brush And to those I hurt I m sorry and expressed hope that this will serve as an example of what not to do when commenting on social issues 23 24 25 The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council CBSC subsequently ruled in September 2013 that Levant s broadcast was in violation of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Code of Ethics and Equitable Portrayal Code and that his comments about the Roma were abusive and unduly discriminatory against an ethnic group and violated other provisions of the code regarding negative portrayal stereotyping stigmatization and degradation The council noted that Levant had already issued two on air apologies and as such he would not be ordered to issue another 26 27 Prominent Romani Canadians editRobi Botos jazz musician 28 Ronald Lee writerSee also editIndo CanadiansReferences edit a b Ethnic 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Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint postscript link a b Mendizabal Isabel 6 December 2012 Reconstructing the Population History of European Romani from Genome wide Data Current Biology 22 24 2342 2349 doi 10 1016 j cub 2012 10 039 hdl 10230 25348 PMID 23219723 a b Sindya N Bhanoo 11 December 2012 Genomic Study Traces Roma to Northern India New York Times Current Biology a b c K Meira Goldberg Ninotchka Devorah Bennahum Michelle Heffner Hayes 2015 09 28 Flamenco on the Global Stage Historical Critical and Theoretical Perspectives p 50 ISBN 9780786494705 Retrieved 2016 05 21 a b Simon Broughton Mark Ellingham Richard Trillo 1999 World Music Africa Europe and the Middle East Rough Guides p 147 ISBN 9781858286358 Retrieved 2016 05 21 Roma Rajastan Penjab Sebkova Hana Zlnayova Edita 1998 Nastin mluvnice slovenske romstiny pro pedagogicke ucely PDF Usti nad Labem Pedagogicka fakulta Univerzity J E Purkyne v Usti nad Labem p 4 ISBN 978 80 7044 205 0 archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 04 Hubschmannova Milena 1995 Romani chib romstina Nekolik zakladnich informaci o romskem jazyku Bulletin Muzea Romske Kultury 4 1995 Brno Muzeum romske kultury Zatimco romska lexika je blizsi hindstine marvarstine pandzabstine atd v gramaticke sfere nachazime mnoho shod s vychodoindickym jazykem s bengalstinou 5 Intriguing Facts About the Roma Live Science 23 October 2013 Rai N Chaubey G Tamang R Pathak AK Singh VK 2012 The Phylogeography of Y Chromosome Haplogroup H1a1a M82 Reveals the Likely Indian Origin of the European Romani Populations PLOS ONE 7 11 e48477 Bibcode 2012PLoSO 748477R doi 10 1371 journal pone 0048477 PMC 3509117 PMID 23209554 Can Romas be part of Indian diaspora khaleejtimes com 29 February 2016 Retrieved 4 March 2016 R v Krymowski 2005 1 S C R 101 Hating the Jew hating the gypsy National Post Archived from the original on 2013 01 30 Retrieved 2012 12 20 Roma centre distances itself from anti Israel protest Canadian Jewish News Retrieved 2012 12 20 VALPY MICHAEL Canada reimposing visa controls to stop Roma asylum seekers Czech media say the globe and mail Retrieved 16 July 2023 a b c Hungarian Roma hope for sanctuary in Canada World CBC News Cbc ca Retrieved 2016 05 21 Valentina Jovanovski Ottawa s crackdown on Roma refugees has Hungarians seeking asylum elsewhere The Globe and Mail Retrieved 2016 05 21 Hate crime investigation launched surrounding Ezra Levant s Roma broadcast J source The Canadian Journalism Foundation October 24 2012 Archived from the original on October 26 2012 Retrieved October 25 2012 Ezra Levant issues on air apology for Roma comments by Matthew Coutts Daily Brew March 19 2013 Ezra Levant Apologizes For Roma Comments VIDEO by Lauren Strapagiel The Huffington Post Canada March 18 2013 Collective judgement is a moral mistake Archived 2013 09 19 at the Wayback Machine by Ezra Levant Sun News March 18th 2013 Ezra Levant s Gypsies Comments Condemned By Broadcast Standards Council Huffington Post September 10 2013 Retrieved September 10 2013 CANADIAN BROADCAST STANDARDS COUNCIL Sun News Network re The Source Theft Ring CBSC Decision 12 13 0069 Archived 2013 09 10 at the Wayback Machine Issued September 9 2013 Paul Wells explains why Canada s policy on Roma refugees hits a flat note Macleans ca 2012 10 28 Retrieved 2016 05 21 External links edit Canadian Romani Alliance Roma Community Centre Romatoronto org Retrieved 27 July 2018 Opre Roma Gypsies in Canada a 1999 National Film Board of Canada documentary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Romani people in Canada amp oldid 1192133450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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