reconciling nationalist & non- nationalist loyalties related issue 1 chapter 4 pages 88
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Case Study: Seal Hunt pages 88-89
• Every year a commercial seal hunt takes place of the East Coast.• Many lobby groups & countries
around the world believe it to be cruel & protest Canada to stop it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h6Y9bviqYY
• The Canadian government defend the hunt as it provides essential work for 6000 people & is linked to the economy.
• Let’s look at national & non-national loyalties & the seal hunt…
Non-Nationalist Loyalties
Religious Loyalty
Regional Loyalty
Cultural Loyalty
Class Loyalty
Ethnic Loyalty
Class and Nationalist Loyalties • Classes are divided up formally or informally
by the work you do, or by wealth, status, level of education, ancestry, heritage, ethnicity, or a combination of factors.
• Example: French Revolution• Example: Winnipeg General Strike (1919)
Religious and Nationalist Loyalties
• Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada… some in some countries religious and nationalist loyalties have come into conflict.
• Example: Northern Ireland
Regional And National Loyalties
• A region may be an area within a country (e.g., the West or the Prairies)
• People often express regional loyalty by actively promoting the interests of their region. But sometimes, this loyalty can clash with their national loyalty.
• Example: Alberta in the 1970s
The Oil Sands and Ideological Loyalties
• Ideology- a system of ideas or way of thinking
SUPPORT OIL SAND DEVELOPMENT OPPOSE OIL SANDS DEVELOPMENT
•Regional Loyalties •Environmental Loyalties
•Cultural Loyalties