The experience of starting a better life in a "new world" imbued many immigrants to North America with a spirit of energetic optimism. Many brought and preserved musical traditions from their homelands, some of which can be observed. Traditional North American music would have been exclusively thought of as music from the British Isles, such as ballads and folk songs, fiddling and dance music, and some kinds of religious music. A broader view must include Native American music, various African-American forms, and any number of other hybrid genres incorporating influences from Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. Numerous kinds of Native American music can still be found throughout the United States and Canada. Canada is represented with an example of Scottish-rooted fiddling from the Cape Breton area of Nova Scotia. The fiddling tradition in Cape Breton consists primarily of Scottish dance music, particularly waltzes, reels, jigs, polkas, square dance tunes, and schottisches.