Understandings of Nation

Nation and Identity

Collective: inseparable whole, common glories,

common will, and community.

he idea of a collective !or group! identity that

underlies the concept of nation

hin" of the groups an collectives you belong to,

such as family, school, and others such as linguistic,
religious, and social. I

#atriotic Understanding of Nation

$inguistic Understanding of Nation

Common language can

sometimes create a feeling of
belonging so powerful it
inspires a sense of nation

his understanding is very

strong in %uebec

Nov &''( #) *arper passed

a motion recogni+ing that the
%uebcois form a nation within
a united Canada.

,thnic Understanding of Nation

Ethnic: sharing the same racial, cultural or

linguistic characteristics

)any believe that a nation is based on a common

ethnicity

-elief that this will protect a people..s collective

identity

/thers worry this may be dangerous as some may

come to fear and loathe they thin" of as other

ry these videos

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Cultural Understandings of Nation

Culture the ways of life that a people can share

/ften closely related to ethnicity, though not always

5irst Nations of Canada are often distinct from one

another

6eligious Understandings of Nation

6eligion can form an important type of nation

7ewish nation has e8isted for 2''' years even

though most of this time they did not have a territory
of their own.

*utterite, mennonite, even %uebec.s strong Catholic

faith can be a powerful basis of nation

3eographic Understanding of Nation

he effects of geography on the development of

nations

,8amine figure 9!9' on p. &:

;hat physical features isolated the people of the

ibetan plateau<

*ow might this have influence ibetan.s collective

identity< =on ne8t slide>


Nation and 6elationship to $and

$and can influence the development of nations in

ways that go far beyond the isolation of geographic
barriers

4ifferent geographic areas provide different

resources, which influence the way people live.

;hat are some of these influences on our life<

=hin" *unger 3ames, how each of the +ones was

"nown for different products which greatly impacted
their lives.>

?pirit of place:
/ur sacred sites are places where significant things
happened to our ancestors. his is where the
ancient stories too" place. hese sites are uni@uely
important to us. hey tell us that our ancient stories
are true. hey tell us that we belong to this place in
a way that no other human being can.
/ur sacred geography shows us our path though life.
-y following this path, our people will love long
and productive lives.

Nitsitapiisinni, The Story of the Blackfoot People

?piritual Understandings of Nation

5irst Nations ties to the land

?piritual ties connect 7ews, Christians, and )uslims

to the city of 7erusalem. 5or all three faiths it is a
holy city
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#olitical Understandings of Nation

In 9B(C the United Nations debated the Chinese

ta"eover of ibet

he dilemma was whether or not ibet was a nation

5ran" Di"en argued that ibetans had controlled

their own political affairs for for thousands of years,
so they must be a nation.

Self-determination- the power to control one.s

affairs is an important consideration

)ay be more important than sovereignty- the

political authority to control one.s affairs

Civic Nation
#. 2'

Canadians do not share

a religion, spiritual
beliefs, language,
language, ethnicity or
culture!but in a civic
nation state these may
not matter.

?o long as they have

agreed to live together

?hared Ealues and -eliefs ,8pressed in
$aw

Civic

Civic- adFective that refers to citi+ens, "ey element

of civic nation

Citi+ens, and their shared values and beliefs

Nation!state:

,thnic vs Civic Nationalism
,thnic G Civic

#re!e8isting char. /r G a group of people=s> choose

traditions lead to sharedG to live together according
sense of nation. G to shared values and belief
G =often in a constitution>

#eople may create a G Characteristics evolve over

nation!state if they G time, as common beliefs and
choose to live with G values enable ppl to respect
others who share their G their differences.
?ense of nation

)a"ing a difference p. 22

6ead as a class, e8amine the photo

3et into partners and answer the @uestions