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Reconciling

Nationalistic Loyalties

CH 3

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If you are currently confused by “nationalism”Slide3
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Economic Nationalism

Values/terms/concepts: protectionism (policies/law/domestic control), tariffs/taxes, control of the flow of goods,

labour

and capital. Linked to political power.

Economic Patriotism:

Buy Canadian!Slide6

Factors that shape economic nationalism

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Fear?

Recession?

Geography?

Natural Disasters?

Xenophobia? (intense

or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries

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More difficult…

Abstract concepts/many meanings/many interpretations.

“National Myths”Slide8

Canadian PacificSlide9
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All Canadians are equal…Slide11

All Canadians are equal…Slide12

Shared values…Slide13
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To what extent should nation shape identity?Slide15
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Competing loyaltiesSlide22

Competing loyaltiesSlide23

Chapter 3

Reconciling

Nationalistic Loyalties

the action of making one view or belief compatible with another

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the

restoration of friendly relations

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Reconciliation

Forgiveness

Act of Reconciliation

When people or nations disagree, or when their nationalist loyalties lead them to pursue contending goals,

an attitude of reconciliation can bring them together and enable them to coexist in peace

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"The United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 percent," Trump said. "We will work together to promote our shared interests, of which we have many, in the region, including freedom from navigation and of navigation and defending against the North Korean missile and nuclear threat, both of which I consider a very, very high priority."Slide27

How do

nationalistic loyalties

shape

people’s

choices

?Slide28

Loyalty: commitment/staying true to a cause, nation, person/even yourself.Slide29

Loyalty and Choices

2 of your best friends are running for student council.

Who do you vote for?

Easy decisions/decisions that require great sacrifice – “give one’s life for country”Slide30

Patriotism & Loyalty

Patriotism is

an emotion

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Love of one’s country or nation.Slide31

Nationalistic Loyalties & Choices

Rarely require extreme sacrifice.

Loyal to

Siksika

Nation- attend a powwow to express sense of community.

Loyal to Quebecois Nation- attend a parade celebrating

Fête

Nationale

/

St-Jean-Baptiste DaySlide32

Contenting Loyalties

Loyalties that compete- how do you choose?

Sister’s hockey game/friend’s birthday lunch.

Importance you place on various loyalties will

play a role in your choice

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Choices to

affirm

loyalties.

state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly

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SupportSlide34

Affirming First Nations Loyalties

Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

Association of the leaders of First Nation governments.

Maintain their status as nations to deal with the Canadian government on a

nation-to-nation

basis.Slide35

We are all treaty people.Slide36

Affirm nationalist loyalties through language

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Inuktitut

- language of the Inuit.

Ignored by Europeans who gave their own names to places in the North.Slide37

Affirm nationalist loyalties through language

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Capital of Nunavut is

Iqaluit

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For 100s of years it was known as Frobisher Bay- after Martin Frobisher, a 16th century English adventurer who landed their while seeking the Northwest Passage.

Changed back in 1987- means

“place of fish”

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Inuit place names often reveal important information.Slide38

How might this affect Inuit perspectives on nationalism?Slide39

Names & Identity

Inuit traditionally use one name.

Government decided this was too difficult to keep track of (1930) and assigned numbers.

Mail arrive addressed to a number.

Teachers used numbers rather than names during attendance.

Abolished 1969Slide40

National Loyalties/Multicultural SocietySlide41

Cultural Pluralism

Encouraging collectives to affirm and promote their unique cultural identity.

Multiculturalism is official policy.

Law- 1971; currently we are the only country in the world to entrench celebration of diversity in law.Slide42

How far should we go?

Has multiculturalism diminished the idea of Canada as a nation?Slide43

One result…

Canada has retreated from the principle that

immigration should serve the interests of the host country first

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Political framework

for various coexisting cultures.Slide44

By far…

Economic immigrants are still our biggest category of immigration.

Family Class

Humanitarian

RefugeeSlide45

George Jonas

Canadian writer

… immigrant from Hungary- we’ve gone too far with multiculturalism.Slide46
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It takes a while to fit in

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But how much should immigrants try and fit in?Slide49

Reasonable Accommodation

A

legal

and

constitutional

concept that requires Canadian public institutions to adapt to the religious and cultural practices of minorities

as long as these practices do not violate other rights and freedoms.Slide50
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Safety First

1980s- Sikh employee of CNR

challenged a company rule requiring construction workers to wear a hard hat-

religious freedom/removing turban violated his religious freedom/religious symbols carry a strong link to sense of nation.

Supreme Court ruled safety first/wearing a turban instead of a hard hat not a reasonable accommodation.Slide52

Not all people agree that “reasonable accommodations” do no harm to developing a sense of

Canadian Identity and Belonging

which is essential for developing

Nationalist Loyalties

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Can Nationalist Loyalties Create Conflict?Slide55

July First, Canada Day!

Partaaay

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Official Day of Mourning in Newfoundland/bloodiest day in Newfoundand history.

1916, Newfoundland not yet part of Canada; fought in WW1 as a self-governing British dominion. Slide56
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2 State Solution

2 peoples living in one territory who cannot reconcile- settle or solve- their conflicting loyalties (religious, historical, geographical).

Result can be violence.Slide58

Contending Loyalties in Quebec

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“I don’t see myself in the rest of Canada.”Slide60

Sovereignists

People who

support the idea of Quebec’s becoming an independent nation-state

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Control their own destiny.

“In Quebec, we are a people, we are a nation, and as a nation we have a fundamental right to keep, maintain, and protect our territory.” Lucien BouchardSlide61

Federalists

Oppose separation

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Remain part of federation.

The Quebecois identity is inseparable from the Canadian identity.Slide62

Aboriginal Peoples

Policy of assimilationSlide63
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Oka Crisis

1990, Mohawk Nation- roadblock- goal was to stop the expansion of a golf course onto land the Mohawks claimed as their own and considered sacred.

Quebec government refused to talk to Mohawk while roadblock was in place.

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Oka Crisis

Provincial police force ordered to disperse the crowd- shots fired- a police officer was killed.

Other First Nations set up barricades to support the protest. Army called in/international news.

Legacy of bitterness.Slide66

Modern Example?

Dakota Access Pipeline.Slide67
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Wake up callSlide69

What are the foundations of a fair and honorable relationship between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people of Canada?

2000 people/96 communities/experts/reviewed researchSlide70

Conclusion:

“The main policy direction, pursued for more than 150 years, first by colonial then by Canadian governments, has been wrong.”

The report urged Canadians to

view First Nations, Inuit and Metis in a radically different way

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as a nation with the right to govern themselves in partnership with Canada

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Statement of Reconciliation

1998- Expressed regret for Canada’s history of suppressing Aboriginal culture and values and weakening the identity of Aboriginal peoples.Slide72

Problems?Slide73

Land Claims

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Slow pace of negotiations

“Living without hope is perhaps the worst aspect of life for so many of Canada’s First Nations peoples. That lack of hope plays out in many ways. Desperation breeds abuse, suicide, crime, civil disobedience.” Phil Fontaine, national chief of Assembly of First Nations.