Social 11 chap 1/2

Nation

A group of people who feel connections to one another in some way

What 10 other things does a nation base on a internal connection to others?

-geographic

-collective

-civic

cultural

-linguistic

-political

-spiritual

-religious

-patriotic

-ethnic

Relationship to land example

climate

Geographic example

provinces (Like people saying “We dont have this in alberta”)

Collective example

Canadians may feel connected through shared national traditions and symbol because People share a sense of belonging and common identity.

-belonging

Civic example

looking at laws

• Participating in and contributing to the community.

Cultural example

People share traditions, customs, values, or ways of life.

Canadians celebrate traditions such as Canada Day together.

-traditions

linguistic example

People are connected through a shared language.

English and French are widely used languages in Canada.

• language

Spiritual example

Based on beliefs

-Shared beliefs about meaning and a higher purpose.

Religious example

-also based on beliefs for religions

-Shared faith, beliefs, and religious practices.

Ethnic example

• embracing culture

Nationalism

the collective shared sense of belonging of people who identify themselves as a nation or extreme patriotism

Identity

The way people understand who they are and where they belong

2 facts that makes us a nation

-nation and nation state

Nation state main points

- runs itself

-controls its borders and has international recognition

Nation state

A territory with internationally recognized boundaries and a politically organized body of people under a sovereign government

Sovereignty or soveriegn

a nation has the right and power to govern itself without another country controlling it.

• Ex. Canada is sovereign because it makes its own laws, chooses its own government, and controls its own affairs.

stateless nation

A national group that does not have a state or land of its own (So their all around in other nations)

What is the biggest difference between nation and nation state?

-Biggest difference is emotion

-nation relates to the feelings and minds of people

-Nation state is a territory with internationally recognized boundaries and is politically organised.

Patriotism main points

-How one demonstrates their pride and loyalty

-Devotion to common good and humanity

-does not require that one agrees with everything the country does

-should question their country so it can improve

Devotion to common good and humanity includes..

• charity

• individual responsibility to fellow citizens

Geographic (Relationship to land)

-Belonging to a piece of land because we are isolated or forced to live a certain way

Civic

-Sense of nation is created by a agreement among ppl to live under a set of rules

• ex. canada has a legal constitution which people of all linguistic ethnic and cultural groups agree to abide by

Ethnic

people who share the same ancestry, customs and language may see themselves as a nation

Cultural

-refers to the way of life of a group of ppl

• because they share a way of life, they may see themselves as a nation (ex. inuit peoples)

Linguistic

• language forms the glue that gives people a identity

• -ex. The quebecois

Political

-people who share a common belief in self-determination and desire for sovereignty (power) to control their own affairs

Spiritual

peoples relationship with the land that sometimes is bound by the spiritual connections, uniting them

-Anything that they tie spiritually to the land

• ex. jerusalem is a city that is very important to jews, christans and muslims.

Collective consciousness

-together they form a sense of belonging

-internal shared awareness or feeling of belonging to a group based on common experiences, beliefs and values

Bias

• A particular assumption that is evident

citizenship

The status of a citizen with its attendant duties, rights, and privleges

-ex. a good citizen following the laws

Point of view

Your OWN thoughts based on your own experiences

Perspective

thoughts or opinions of the group based on their expierences

Nationalist

Someone who has patriotic feelings or principles

-A PERSON who strongly supports and takes pride in their own country

Patriotism

a feeling of love for country

• ex. showing respect for the countries flag

Acadian

French speaking canadians with roots in early french settlements in atlantic canada

• ex. nova scotia

Coup / coups

taking over the government by force or illegally

-group of military leaders overthrows the government

what is the relationship between patriotism and nationalism?

both are based on their thoughts and opinions of the country

The difference between patriotism and nationalist

Nationalists are very involved in their control, rather as patriotism is where you have a sense of positive recognition for your country, like you respect it as is.

country

A distinct physical territory with a government

Collective identity

The common characteristics and values used to define a group

Genocide

an act committed with the intent to

destroy, in whole or part, a national, ethnic,

racial, or religious group

Holodomor

Death by hunger

Revolution

A major change in a society or government.

-ukraine had a Orange Revolution

Michif

A language associated with the Métis Nation.

-French and cree

Billigual

Two languages

Deportation

The forced removal of people from their homes.

Peacekeepers

People involved in peacekeeping between nations.

Red river resistance (North west rebellion) (metis history)

Where the Metis land was being taken, and a man named lions riel were protecting their land.

-Lead to the creation of manitoba

-First bilingual province (Michif)

-Completion of the Canadian pacific railway

Acadian nationalism

Acadians were peaceful people that lived on land on changed ownership between the French and British

-Acadians were French speaking (Why they felt connected to French language)

-In the end British owned their land and forced the acadians to pledge their loyalty

-When they refused, British deported them (REFUSED BECAUSE THEIR ROOTS WERE IN THE FRENCH, didn’t want to fight against France)

this led to the “great deportation” they were displaced from their land

Who do acadians see as their motherland

French because similar lifestyles and language

What is acadia like today

nova Scotia

Orange revolution

Series of events using civil disobedience, general strikes and protests of the Ukrainians in 2004-5.

-Russian supporting president