The hidden face of globalization SWEATSHOPS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bhodyt4fmU

Ch. 7 Cultural Contact Related Issue Two

Should people in Canada respond to the legacies of historical globalization? In the question above what are some terms we will need to know in order to answer this question? What is a legacy? What exactly is historical globalization? We have already looked at how globalization is effecting different groups of people in society today, BUT where did this interconnection start?

What’s this unit all about? HOW DID WE GET HERE TODAY? Why are the rich countries rich and the impoverished countries so poor? This is what we are going to investigate in this unit

What is a legacy? A legacy is something handed down from the past It can be both positive or negative

Is the juice worth the squeeze? Positive: Democracy, the establishment of human rights Negative: Negative effects of the FNMI community due to residential schooling, Africa is the most impovrished continent on the planet. Positive: New technologies and trading relationships Negative: Poverty due to colonization Negative: Natural resource depletion

What is cultural contact? Think pair share…..elbow partners

Cultural contact pg. 106 Read Aloud “When Europeans arrived more than 500 years ago, First Peoples entered into economic, social, and political relationships with them” At first this relationship was positive……why do you think this is? What would both side have to gain?

Cultural contact “The arrival of European explorers in North America in the 1500s launched a series of cultural contacts between the newcomers and the First Peoples. As contact became more frequent, these cultures began to interact more closely with one another.”

European Culture VS Aboriginal Culture

World Views A world view is a philosophy of life and a way of seeing the world. Different cultures have different values they hold as more or less important than others. Pg. 109 Fig. 7-3 What do you notice about the aboriginal and European world views? Discuss with your elbow partners.

World Views How would you describe the place of the humans in the aboriginal world view? How would you describe them in the European world view?

Cultural Contact in the Past The Beothuk were hunters and gathers who once lived in Newfoundland in the 15th century Read-a-loud (pg. 110)

Independent / group work Using the next few pages in your text book answer the rest of the questions on the work sheet.

Effects of cultural contact – various perspectives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNtgLeSc85A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWdlAk3739g What is the perspective/tone in the first video? What is the perspective/tone presented in the second?

Effects of cultural contact Using pages 109-113 to support your answer. What is cultural contact? What are some positive and negative effects of this first contact between cultures?

The Great Law of Peace http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK7OmIDmiB8

Colonization/Colonialism Colonialism is the establishment, exploitation, maintenance, acquisition, and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. Unequal power relationships are often connected to colonialism Ex: European colonizers and First Nations Peoples

How does historical globalization continue to affect people today?

Treaties The treaties were documents signed all across Canada that essentially set out the parameters (the whats, the hows and the how much) of a working relationship between the Government of Canada and the First Nations people. First Nations people began to see the benefit of education, medical and other ‘western’ practices and wanted to adopt certain aspects into their own culture The treaties were seen as a way to lay out guidelines for the nature of this relationship The Canadian government viewed the treaties in a completely different spirit than the First Nations people and often didn’t hold up any of the promises laid out in treaties. The oral and written histories of both peoples often got in the way and much was lost in translation.

Idle No More http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzXI7aznBtc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2TYTVpyJ6k

Conditions on reserves today http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-faces-a-crisis-on-aboriginal-reserves- un-investigator-1.1497612

Idle No More http://www.globalresearch.ca/first-nations-rights-confronting-colonialism-in- canada/5321197

Exit ticket What is a legacy? Give one positive and one negative example

From cultural contact to foundations How are CH 7 and 8 related? Where did we leave off? What’s another way to look at foundations of historical globalization? * Chapter Focus pg. 112

By exploring the past you have a better idea of understanding the present The Roots of globalization  a.k.a what this chapter is about. Roots of globalization: * early international trade * the rise of capitalism * industrialization Does any of this sound familiar?

Your Task: Work in groups to make a PowerPoint which covers ….. What is Capitalism? Why was/is it important to our society? What is industrialization? Why was the industrial revolution important to society? Why was early trade and trading networks so important to globalization?

Your capitalism section should include: 1. Important people in the development of capitalism * what where their beliefs 2. The definition of a free market 3. The definition of capitalism 4. Why competition is such an important factor in capitalism 5. Some visuals

Your Industrialization slide should include: How industrialization changed peoples lives - benefits The definition of industrialization Negative effects on workers due to the industrial revolution Examples of inventions from the industrial revolution Some visuals

Your trade section should include: Why was early trade so important in the history of globalization? What benefits did it bring people? What were some negative aspects of trade? What is Mercantilism? What is a Monopoly? Some visuals

Your PowerPoint Must include headings for each section Your names Be e-mailed to alegge@ualberta.ca

Related Issue Three The big ideas – Part One Trade Liberalization NAFTA (+) and (-) What is free trade? What are consequences to free trade? Why have TNC’s expanded since free trade? Why do TNC’s outsource? * Who does it effect? (+) and (-) Why are there anti-globalization movements

FIGURE 13-2…..pg. 217 The process of trade liberalization…. When tariffs, trade barriers and quotas go down TRADE IS LIBERALIZED…..it increases We as customers have more choice in stores but its harder for local businesses to compete…jobs may be outsourced which leads to increased sweatshops

A word from Michael Moore The Awful Truth

Forms of trade liberalization Deregulation: the opening of an industry to more competition. For example, a government can remove a subsidy from a business making it open to competition from other local and foreign businesses. Crown Corporation: a government owned business. Usually responsible for essential services such as electricity. EX: Via Rail, Air Canada, Canada Post, CBC Privatization: the sale of a crown corporation to a private business/corporation

FIGURE 13-5….pg. 218 The link between privatization and globalization. Voices …

Question Why might a Crown Corporation be sold to a private business? Because the government get tons of cash and they don’t have to subsidize the corporation anymore $$$$$

Case Study: Alberta’s Energy Industry Alberta’s electrical energy industry used to be government owned. Now it has been deregulated and privatized. Our prices are now higher than ever. Global events like the Russia/Ukraine crisis can cause huge spikes in our energy costs.

TRADE LIBERALIZATION can mean FOREIGN OWNERSHIP Those who can afford to buy the industry/business can have it! Question: What do you think will happen if Canada privatized our health care system? Who will win? Who will loose? Think pair share

Economic Nationalism The idea that our businesses should be Canadian run. HOWEVER, trade liberalization often means that our services and major businesses are controlled by other countries. Example: China owns Grande Cache coal mines. Example: The Harper government sold portions of CNRL to China for a large sum of money….now the industry has exploded with the majority of profits going into foreign pockets.

Knowledge Economy Refers to the fact that today’s economy is driven by knowledge as opposed to labor. Ex: website creation – instagram product marketing strategies – go daddy developing apps and software – flappy birds, virus fixes technical support

Old factors of production = machines, assembly lines, physical labor, factories VS New factors of production = Knowledge, technology, ideas

The age of Google The internet runs 24/7, 365 - ideas are being generated all the time and our ideas are worth a lot of money - today intellectual property rights are common for people to purchase for their ideas as they attempt to sell them to big companies - Governments now realize that they need to be investing in ‘think tanks’ and the information technology sector in order to remain competitive in todays digital world.

Governments must get as many citizens on-line as possible in order to participate in the global on-line community/economy. Having citizens that are digitally literate makes a country stronger economically as they may create more on-line businesses or services governments want as many local businesses to have an on-line presence

The knowledge economy and the developing world Developing countries are raising their youngest citizens to be as digitally literate as possible. India has taken over the technical support and software programming industry as a direct result of investing in citizens digital skills. Globalization Fact: A computer programmer in the United States costs IBM &56 an hour; a programmer in China costs about $12.50. * Where do you think major companies have shifted their businesses in this area in recent years?

Global connections pg. 224 Read Aloud Answer questions 1 2: A & B Is the knowledge economy a challenge or opportunity to globalization?