CDNS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nellie Mcclung, Provincial Training School, Leilani Muir

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CDNS 1000
• Professor: Timothy Browne

Document Summary

Agenda: review of concepts from last week, conceptions of canadian in history, priceville clip from movie, discussion of movie; priceville"s relevance elsewhere in canada, discussion of women"s rights, right to vote, nellie mcclung, eugenics. Objectives: to question the notion of a welcoming canada, to question the notion of an accepting canada, does canada"s history square with its values, continuing the course theme of questioning myths. Follow-up from last week : a few words about tom flanagan, other parts of the world brazil in 1494, pope alexander vi split newly discovered lands between the spanish and portuguese empires map. Will provide a study sheet: the current definition of aboriginal in canada. Why are these things important: the residential school story is central to understanding problems that exist today, the examples of self-governance demonstrate what sorts of choices indigenous communities can pursue.