Chapter 1 – Nation & Identity
Are nation and identity related?Competency 1
The Big Picture – Page 15
Read this section. After you finish reading, briefly answer the following questions: In what ways is a national identity
similar to and individual identity? What are some of the factors that
influence national identity?
We will discuss as a class.
National vs. Individual Identity
With a partner, discuss responses to the following questions: What does the photograph tell
us about Canada’s national identity?
What does it tell us about the fans’ individual identity?
National vs. Individual Identity
NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL
Canada Day Celebration
Keenan and his brother, Matt, wear their finest Canadian apparel for the 2007 Canada Day parade in Montreal. Many Canadians feels a source of pride in their country. Some express their pride openly, while others simply enjoy a sense of belonging.
Have you participated in Canada Day celebrations? Did you dress up?
Are people who dress up more patriotic than those who don’t?
Nation
Nation Latin meaning “people” or “race” People who feel a sense of belonging
together They want to control their own destiny A nation may not have official borders or
__________________ EX:
Country
Country The world has over 190 official countries A country is a geographic area with
specific borders The borders and government of a
country are _______________ by other countries
EX:
Canada
Is Canada mainly a country or mainly a nation?
Does it matter if Canada is defined as a nation or country?
How might a person’s idea of nation affect his or her identity?
Battle at Vimy Ridge
Historica MinuteBefore this battle, Canadian army
divisions had always fought __________. This was the first time they fought as a single unit.
They were successful and captured a vital military position that the armies of Britain and France couldn’t.
Created a sense of _________________.
Other Important Terms
Nation-State Means “___________”
International ____________ countries or nation-states
Nationalism ____________ for a country
What makes a nation?
Johann Gottlieb Fichte Shared ___________; people who share
the same ancestors, culture & language
Benedict Anderson A _________________ that is imagined
What makes a nation? cont…
Ernest Renan Nation begins with shared __________,
but you also need the peoples’ soul
Clement Chartier Métis nation has its own identity,
language, culture, way of life and ______________________
Nationalism Questions
Explorations, Pg. 22 Complete Questions 1 & 2 on loose leaf
and hand it in at the back (make sure to answer in complete sentences)
1.Which idea most closely matched with your thinking about nation? Explain.
2.Which idea most closely matches your understanding of Canada? Explain.
Collective Identity
Using terms like “we”, “us” and “our” shows that we are thinking ____________
Although it is good to think in terms of a collective identity, it may also cause “us” to think of other groups as “them”
Patriotism
Patriotism _________ of country or nation May spark _________ nationalism or
heroism
Q: Would you die for your country?
Brainstorm
Brainstorm a list of words and phrases that describe nation.
What does Canada mean to you?
Brainstorm ideas individually, then share them as a group.
Rate ideas individually on a scale of 1 to 5 1 = this idea matched my idea of
Canada 5 = this idea does not match my idea
Understandings of Nation
Language English is ______ language for 480 million
people In Quebec, French is first for 80% November 2006 – the Canadian
government recognized Quebecois as a nation (the __________ not the province)
Q: Why is this important?
Understandings of Nation cont…
Ethnicity Racial, cultural, national or linguistic
___________________
Culture The _________ of life that people share First Nations may have ___________
cultures, which help form their identity as a nation
Understandings of Nation cont…
_______________ EXAMPLE Israel is the embodiment of Jewish
continuity; the only nation on Earth that inhabits the same land, bears the same name, speaks the same language and worships the same God as it did 3000 years ago
Understandings of Nation cont…Geography
Mountains, oceans & deserts are physical barriers that isolate people, causing them to ____________ their own ways
Relationship to Land Different areas provide different
___________ which influence the way people live
Q: What examples can you think of from Canada’s provinces?
Understandings of Nation cont…Spirituality
May feel a spiritual _______________ to land because it may be: ▪ “home”▪ where you ancestors are from▪ where something important may have
happened
Q: Can you think of a place that you feel this sort of connection to?
Understandings of Nation cont…
Politics _________________▪ The political authority to control their own
affairs (as in a country or group)▪ Also called self-determination▪ The power to make your own decisions
Statement
“In the psychological sense, there is no Canadian nation…There is a legal and geographical entity, but the nation does not exist. For there are no objects that all Canadians share as objects of national feelings.
Statement
What does this statement mean? What is meant by psychological sense?
Entity? National feeling? Do you agree with this statement? Can you name some “objects of national
feeling” in Canada? Does it matter if there are objects of
“national” feeling? Why or why not? Could a lack of these objects be defined as
Canadian? Could this lack reflect Canada’s diversity?
What is a civic nation?
Civic means “related to citizens”
Based on shared _________ and beliefs
_______________ in language, ethnicity, culture and religion do not matter
Q: Do you believe Canada is a civic nation? Why or why not?
What is a civic nation? cont…
A civic nation has: Free and ________ elections A _______________ that reflects the will of
the people Active Citizenship Freedom and Peaceful Assembly Freedom of the press Equal opportunity for all; the same rights
and responsibilities for all citizens
Canada as a Civic Nation
Look at the images on Pages 30-31Examine the photos and we will read
the captions aloud as a class.
Discuss the following questions: What values and beliefs do these
photographs express? Do any make you question the idea of
Canada as a civic nation?
Canada as a Civic Nation
Discuss the following questions: What photograph would you add to show
another aspect of a civic nation? Why? Can the idea of a civic nation ever
become a reality? How – or why not?
Freedoms
Constitution Legal document that lays out the basic
______ the society is built upon Canada’s is the Charter of Rights &
Freedoms _______________ Freedoms
a) conscience and religion b) thought, belief, opinion and
expression, including freedom of the press and media
c) peaceful assembly d) association
Fundamental Freedoms
Can you think of an example for the following freedoms? a) conscience and religion EX:
b) thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and media
EX:
Fundamental Freedoms
Can you think of an example for the following freedoms? c) peaceful assembly EX:
d) association EX:
Civic vs. Ethnic Nationalism
Civic Nationalism Sense of nation emerges only after a
_________ - ________ has been created
Ethnic Nationalism Sense of nation based on ________
ethnicity, language and culture