POLS 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Indian Act, Quebec Nationalism, Communitarianism
16 Mar 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Paper tip: not about content of policy, rather about strategy for change . Not self-government is good or bad, but strategies being used to get it. Congratulations first nationals graduates sobriety and hard-work leads to success very controversial mp made this post in newspaper. Person who wrote this fired from campaign. Emphasizes sterotypes and stigma for first nations people in canada. Brooks positions the language within broader context of 1960"s; quebec. Adoption of language trying to draw linkages between national movement and rights of 1st nations . Communitarianism; democracy is best served by recognizing the importance of community and communal identity: rights, revolution and idea that equality is not served by treating everyone the same. Comes from indian act which has profound impact on first nations. First nations: jessica uses first nations as a political choice to emphasize a specific relationship between the state and indigenous people. Context: colonialism the(un) written rule of government.
