This is inevitably what happens in multicultural societies like the USA and Canada. Not all the individual contributing cultures can be represented, and some end up feeling left out or ignored. They get upset and cry foul, then the government apologizes to them and gives them special recognition later. This special recognition later causes yet another group to feel left out or ignored. And on and on and on...

If their theme was "native peoples", then I'm sure they left the bagpipes out for a good reason. It didn't fit the theme. And I would virtually guarantee that some native people would have gotten offended that the representation of their native culture included foreign influence.

Really, it's a losing game here. They could not put on any type of cultural event without offending somebody. I would have liked to have seen bagpipes as well, but given the theme of the event, I understand why they weren't represented. It's no biggie. Nothing to get offended over. Same with Asian influence. That simply wasn't the theme of the event. It doesn't mean that the cultural importance of Asians isn't appreciated in Canada.