Key Terms
Nationalism
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First Nations
CCRF
100
What term is this the definition of:
People who share a sense of belonging together and who want to control their own destiny.
Nation
100
How does a nation form?
-Nations can develop when a group of people sense that they share something in common and internalize that feeling.
100
How can Canadians express their nationalism?
Celebrations of Identity
Political Actions
Writing and Telling of History
Artwork (Painting, sculpture, illustration, and graphic design)
Literature (novels, plays, and poetry)
Multimedia (television, websites, movies, animation, and video games)
Magazines and Newspapers
Songs and Music
Speeches
Nationalism can also be expressed in how people live as a nation, in their daily lives and ways of life.
100
Which law allowed the Canadian government to gain sweeping powers with regard to First Nations identity, political structures, governance, cultural practices, and education.
The Indian Act
100
What are our individual rights as Canadian citizens?
Fundamental Freedoms, Legal Rights, Mobility Rights, Equality Rights, and Democratic Rights.
200
What's the definition of a nation state?
A country that has physical borders and a single government that makes laws and conducts business on behalf of its citizens. Nation-states may be based on ethnic nationalism or civic nationalism or a combination of the two.
200
What is the definition of nationalism?
The collective, shared sense of belonging of people who identify themselves as a nation.
200
Is Canada an ethnic or civic nation?
Civic Nation = Unites people with shared political beliefs
Ethnic Nation = Unites people with shared ethnicity, culture, and language.
200
How was the Indian Act used to assimilate First Nations into non- Indigenous society.
The Indian Act:
Replacing traditional government structures
Forcing children into Residential Schools
Making ceremonies like potlatch illegal
Banning traditional dancing off of reserves
Putting conditions on how to gain or keep their “Indian Status”
200
When a 17 year old girl is arrested, but the police do not inform her why. What individual right is being violated?
Legal Rights
300
What is the definition of a nation state? Give 1 example.
A nation created by people who share certain political beliefs and values. Citizens have equal rights and responsibilities despite differences in race, colour, creed, gender, language, and ethnicity.
Example: Canada
300
What is Ultranationalism? Give a Canadian example that took place in Quebec.
Ultranationalism: an extreme form of nationalism that usually involves fanatic devotion to one’s nation and hostile actions towards other nations.
Example:
FLQ - homegrown terrorist group that believed the idea that Québec must liberate itself from capitalism and Anglophone control through armed violence.
300
Use a whiteboard for this question:
Draw a diagram of the political spectrum, and place the parties in their correct location: Liberal, NDP, Green, Conservative, CPP, Bloc Quebecois
300
What Contending Loyalties might First Nations face due to policies of the Indian Act?
Loyalty to their culture, language, and family vs. loyalty to the government / school authorities in residential schools.
300
During the October Crisis of 1970, Pierre Trudeau enacted the War Measures Act, and implemented military support to defend elected officials under threat by the LFQ. When questioned by the media, Trudeau stated that he was willing to go to any lengths to protect the safety of citizens. If they had all citizens under surveillance (including private correspondence/phone taps/etc), which individual right is being limited to ensure public safety?
Legal Rights protects citizens against unlawful search and seizure. If the government is putting you under surveillance without your consent, this constitutes unlawful search.
400
Define democracy
A democratic system of government is a form of government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodic free elections.
400
What is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?
Patriotism = Love of country and interest in its well-being.
Nationalism = The collective, shared sense of belonging of people who identify themselves as a nation.
400
In 2019, Quebec passed Bill 21 which states that people working in the public sector (aka for the government) cannot wear any religious symbols including crosses, hijabs, turbans, or yarmulkes
Which individual right in the CCRF does this violate? Explain your answer.
400
What expressions of nationalism can be seen through the Oka Crisis?
The Mohawk nation expressed their ethnic and civic nationalist rights when they protested against the Canadian government that was going to build condos and a golf course on sacred land.
400
During the Oka Crisis in 1990: After two injunctions to remove the roadblock were ignored, Oka town council asked the provincial police force, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), to intervene. On the morning of 11 July 1990, the SQ advanced on the barricade. They used tear gas and concussion grenades to create confusion (although the gas blew back towards the police). During the brief gunfight that followed, SQ Corporal Marcel Lemay was killed. The SQ retreated. It was unclear who fired the first shot or who killed Lemay. Which rights were not respected in this historical event?
Fundamental Freedom (freedom of expression, and freedom of peaceful assembly). Peaceful protests are legally sanctioned under the Charter.
500
Explain one historical event we covered so far this semester. Connect how it demonstrates key terms: sovereignty, self determination, and contending loyalties.
-Oka Crisis
-October Crisis
-Separatist Movement in Quebec
-Forming of Canada as a nation
500
“Acadia needs to say what it is: that it is part of Canada, that it is part of America, that it is part of the international fraternity of Francophone nations, and that it therefore, has its own place in the world – a place that is unique, just as each of the world’s peoples is unique.”
Antonine Maillet (An Acadian Writer)
What aspects of nation does Maillet emphasize in her explanation of the concept?
Ethnic background, ancestry, history, languages, geography.
500
During the Quiet Revolution, many people began discussing constitutional change and Québec’s status in the country. Why did separatism become a popular political issue that has continued in Canada today?
Answers may vary.
500
Why was Nunavut's creation significant to the Inuit peoples?
Nunavut is the largest Indigenous land claim settlement in Canadian history. This allowed the Inuit peoples to have their own: separate territory where they were able to control their own affairs (politics, economy, culture, etc.)
500
Which piece of legislation (law) was created in 1876 that directly violated every right currently protected under the CCRF? Explain how each right was violated by this law. Use historical facts to justify your answer.
Indian Act
Fundmantal Freedoms:
Legal Rights:
Democratic Rights:
Mobility Rights:
Equality Rights: