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