Canadian Nationalism - Social 20

Civic Nationalism

a sense of national unity based on shared laws, beliefs, and values

Multi-Nation State

a state with more than one nation inside its borders

Cultural Pluralism

policy that allows each group within society to keep its unique cultural identity

Quebecois Sovereigntist

Someone who believes that Quebec should become its own nation-state

Federalist

Someone who believes Canada and Quebec should stay united as a single nation

Bill 101

The law that made French the only official language of Quebec - attempt to preserve French culture.

Asymmetric Federalism

A system where power is spread out unequally between regions of a country to meet the needs of a particular area (Ex. Special laws to protect Quebec's culture)

The White Paper

Pierre Trudeau. Proposed to eliminate treaties, the Indian Act and and everything else keeping Inuit and First Nations people distinct

Residential Schools

government-authorized schools, run by the churches, in which Aboriginal children lived apart from their families and were educated in Canadian culture

The Oka Crisis

An armed standoff between Canada and the Mohawk of the Akwasasne reserve- 1990 when town wanted to build a golf course on sacred burial grounds.

The Indian Act

An Act created to regulate the lives of the First Nations of Canada - designed to promote assimilation

Non-Nationalist Loyalty

A loyalty that is not embedded in the idea of nation. People may be loyal to and identify with family, friends, a region, an idea, a collective or a group, a way of life, and a culture. Do not want their own country

Regional Loyalty

Non-nationalist loyalty to a region and the interests of people living there (Ex. Provinces)

Canadian National Myths

Stories told to promote unity, instill common values among Canadians (Ex. Vimy Ridge, Terry Fox)

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

Government program responsible for promoting and including Canadian content in society

Equalization payments

a federal transfer of funds from richer to poorer provinces - occasional source of conflict between provinces

Reasonable Accommodation

Idea that immigrants to Canada can keep their diversity and culture as long as it falls within Canadian laws and values

Cultural Institutions

important aspects of a society including churches, museums, music halls, etc. designed to preserve and promote a common culture and identity

Parti Quebecois

Québec nationalist party, formed in 1968, with a mandate (goal) to separate from Canada.

Assimilation

the social process of absorbing one cultural group into another - erasing the culture of the original group

Sixties Scoop

A term used to describe the removal of a high number of Aboriginal children from their families by Social Services. Children were typically adopted by white families

Statement of Reconciliation

An official acknowledgement of wrongs committed against Aboriginal peoples, and a pledge to address those wrongs.

Nunavut Land Claims Agreement

Inuit win a large degree of self-determination over the Arctic region in Nunavut

The FLQ

The Terrorist group working in Quebec during the1970s, fighting for Quebecois independence

Assembly of First Nations

Formed in 1980 to represent all the Aboriginal groups across Canada in their dealings with the federal government.

The Conscription Crisis

Canada was not getting enough volunteers for the war so the nation decided to force men into service. Went mostly against desires of French Canadians

The Quiet Revolution

A period of rapid change experienced in Québec from 1960 to 1966, giving francophones more control over their economy

The Royal Proclamation

An act by Britain which both gave the First Nations people rights and protection but also attempted to assimilate the First Nations