POLS 205- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 33 pages long!)
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Primary source eg: court case, speech, economic data from stats canada. Not citing the author in your paper. It is a settler society, comprised of 2 dominant settler groups. Out of these settler societies came intense conflict based on region, language, religion and conflict over empires. Quebec and its role in the roc. Francophones in a globalized world: class divisions; gender divisions. English canada in the 20th and 21st century: bilingualism and mukticulturslism. We are more familiar with american movies than canadian movies. American influence is important to understand globalization. Each nation has its own language, heritage and cultural traditions. Indigenous nations inhabit all lands that become canada: beothuk i(cid:374) newfou(cid:374)dla(cid:374)d; nisga"a in bc; inuit in the north. Vi(cid:272)ti(cid:373)s of (cid:272)olo(cid:374)ialis(cid:373); ca(cid:374)ada"s a settler state: residential schools, stolen ancestral land. Idle no more: class divisions; gender divisions, land was taken from indigenous peoples. Not a concrete thing; abstract concept: allow us to break down complex social criteria.