Contending Loyalties: Nationalist and Non-Nationalist

1
Contending LoyaltiesNationalist and
Non-Nationalist

• SOC 20
• Textbook Chapter 5
• Answer questions on the slides using the textbook

2
What pops into your head when Mr. V says

• Loyalty

3
Your Loyalties

• Jot down 10 of your loyalties (people, or
  things).

4
Costs of Loyalties

• But there are often expectations of loyalties.
• What are the expectations for the loyalties shown
  here?
• Member of a Volleyball Team
• Member of a Church
• What happens when loyalties fight with each other?

5
Nationalism Loyalty

• Nationalism requires that people feel a sense of
  loyalty, and commitment, to their nation
  (textbook g. 99)
• Contending loyalties break the commitment and
  weaken a sense of nationalism
• BUT
• How deep should our
• nationalism go?

6
Two Types of Contending Loyalties

• Nationalist
• Nationalist

• Nationalist
• Non-Nationalist

• On the other hand, our national loyalties may
  conflict with our beliefs and other loyalties
• Example Canadas legalization of gay marriage
  and our Christian beliefs

• Some people see themselves as belonging multiple
  nations
• Canada is called a Nation of Nations
• Could there be conflict?

7
Two Types ofContending Loyalties

• Thus people may find their loyalties in conflict
  for a variety of ways.
• List, and describe two ways in which your
  loyalties are in conflict.

8
Contending Nationalist Loyalties

• How are contending loyalties seen in Canada?
• Each Canadian needs to find something of value in
  Canada something they are loyal to
• This varies from person to person
• For many Canadians, their individual loyalties
  are stronger than their loyalty to Canada. This
  creates conflict.
• Lets see some examples of contending loyalties
  in Canada

9
French Canadian Loyalties

• Often see loyalties to their
• Culture Language
• Province
• Historic backgrounds
• For example, many French Canadians identify with
  the fleur-de-lis, as a connection to France
• Similarly, as we saw with the creation of Lower
  Canada, Francophones were given a homeland
  foundation of Francophone nationalism

10
French Canadian Loyalties

• Language Loyalties
• What was Bill 101, and why was it implemented?
• Why is it so divisive?
• Sign In Quebec, French, and French only

11
French Canadian Loyalties

• Quebec Sovereignty
• For some Quebecers, their Francophone loyalty is
  so strong that they wish to sever all ties with
  Canada
• Who are the ADQ? What are their goals?
• What ideas about reconciling Quebecois
  nationalist loyalties are proposed by the ADQ?

12
First Nations Loyalties

• Canadas First Nations have deep loyalties to
  their own nation, which causes tension with their
  loyalties to Canada
• Case Study The Meech Lake Accord
• In 1981, Prime Minister Trudeau was finalizing
  the patriation of Canadas Constitution
• This would put the Constitution in Canadas
  control, not Great Britains
• Quebecers opposed the move, but it was completed
  anyways in 1982

13
First Nations Loyalties

• Quebec did, however, have several demands, so a
  modification to Canadas brand new Constitution
  was developed in 1987 The Meech Lake Accord
• Modifications
• Recognition of Quebec as a distinct society
• Constitutional veto for all provinces
• Increased provincial powers with respect to
  immigration
• Provincial ability to opt out of federal programs
• Provincial input into the appointment of Senators
  and Supreme Court judges

14
First Nations Loyalties

• The accord was set to be passed very quickly, but
  in Manitoba, many of the First Nations were
  displeased that their needs and desires were not
  consulted in the planning of the Meech Lake
  Accord
• An aboriginal member of Manitobas assembly
  raised his Eagle feather in opposition to the
  accord this prevented it from passing
• A unanimous vote was needed
• The First Nations had expressed their insistence
  that their needs be met

15
First Nations Loyalties

• The death of the Meech Lake Accord is a landmark
  for both Quebecois and First Nations Nationalism
• English Canada must clearly understand that no
  matter what is said or done, Quebec is, today and
  forever, a distinct society, that is free and
  able to assume the control of its destiny and
  development. Robert Bourassa

16
First Nations Loyalties

• Explain why the Inuit opposed Uranium Mining.
• How is this an example of contending loyalties
  for the Inuit?

17
First Nations Loyalties

• While many First Nations are loyal to Canada,
  others have been unable to reconcile their
  loyalties
• First nations seek to reconcile their loyalties
  by
• Government action
• Protests Petitions
• Legal mediation

18
First Nations Loyalties

• Has Canada earned the loyalty of Aboriginal
  people?
• Can Aboriginal people feel a loyalty both to
  Canada and to their aboriginal nations?

• Answer the following questions. Be detailed.
• Include at least three distinct arguments / ideas
  for each

19
Nationalist andNon-NationalistLoyalties
20
Nation Religion

• Canadas Charter of Rights and Freedoms enables
  all Canadians to challenge laws if they believe
  their religious rights have been infringed upon.
• The Hutterites in Alberta did exactly that.
• Why did the Hutterites oppose having their
  picture taken?
• How did this cause tension with their loyalty to
  Canada?
• How was the issue resolved?

21
Nation Religion

• Other religious groups have certain regulations
  that many Canadians would disagree with
• For example, all Sikhs are required to be armed
  at all times to protect themselves.
• When Sikhism began, their members were hunted

22
Nation Geography

• Think about your ties to a region. What would
  you identify as your region, and how strongly are
  you and the people around you attached to it?
• Do your regional loyalties contend with other
  loyalties you have?

23
Nation Global

• Many people feel a connection to the wider world
  beyond their nation
• This is called Internationalism
• Read about the four organizations below, and
  identify how they act globally
• Oxfam International
• Doctors Without Borders
• Greenpeace
• World Wildlife Fund

24
Nation Beliefs

• Occasionally, our fundamental beliefs may
  conflict with the choices our nation makes. E.g.
• Humanitarianism the belief that all human
  beings deserve to be treated with respect and
  dignity
• How do people who believe in this principle react
  when their country enters a military conflict?
  Can they support it? How should they respond?
• How will they be treated by their neighbours,
  because of the beliefs they hold?

25
Connection to the 20th Century

• We will discover that many of the major conflicts
  of the 20th century are rooted in contending
  loyalties
• We will also discover that these conflicts are
  based on national interest when nations look
  out for themselves