Challenging Liberalism Chapter 10 Challenging Liberalism

To what extent should we embrace an ideology? Key Issue To what extent should we embrace an ideology?

Is resistance to liberalism justified? Related Issue Is resistance to liberalism justified?

How can liberalism be challenged by other ways of thinking? Chapter Issue How can liberalism be challenged by other ways of thinking?

What ways of thinking can challenge liberalism? Question for Inquiry #1 What ways of thinking can challenge liberalism?

When are challenges to liberalism justified? Question for Inquiry #2 When are challenges to liberalism justified?

Key Skill Developing and supporting informed arguments in response to issues

Key Terms Aboriginal Collective Thought Aboriginal Self Government Alternative Thought Civil Disobedience Environmentalism Extremism Religious Perspectives

Chapter Overview (Pg 243) There are many examples of the people challenging their oppressors and trying to make change for the better in Hollywood Lord of the Rings Star Trek The Matrix

Chapter Overview (Pg 244) People have different opinions on how things should be Sometimes theses opinions are in favour of liberalism and sometimes they are not

Chapter Overview (Pg 244) Give an example of a movie we have watched that is a challenge to liberalism?

Chapter Overview (Pg 244) How was the movie Capitalism: A Love Story a challenge to liberalism?

Challenges to Liberalism from Other Ways of Thinking (Pg 245) People will often challenge the decisions made by those in power when Those decisions have negative impacts on their lives When those decisions are at odds with their beliefs

Challenges to Liberalism from Other Ways of Thinking (Pg 245) What are some examples of people challenging the decisions of those in power in your community?

Challenges to Liberalism from Other Ways of Thinking (Pg 245) What are some examples of people challenging the decisions of those in power in Canada?

Challenges to Liberalism from Other Ways of Thinking (Pg 245) What are some examples of people challenging the decisions of those in power in the world?

Challenges to Liberalism from Other Ways of Thinking (Pg 245) There are many alternative thoughts to liberalism Communism Fascism Socialism Democratic socialism Environmentalism Feminism

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) Aboriginals generally emphasize the collective over the individual Europeans tend to favour the individual over the collectivist

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) Aboriginal collective thought is a worldview for the aboriginal people, or a way thinking and seeing the world.

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) Aboriginal thought is often in disagreement with liberalism values Throughout Canadian history there are examples of the government trying to remove these challenges to liberalism within the aboriginal community

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) In 1982 the Aboriginal people saw a serious change in the position of the Canadian government in terms of their collective rights

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) Section 25 and 32 of the Constitution Act (1982) outline specific collective rights for Aboriginal people. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of Aboriginal people many times since 1982 in areas of dispute with land, fishing, hunting, logging and others

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) The government of Canada and Aboriginal groups have also signed treaties which in many cases do uphold collective rights of Aboriginal groups

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) Some treaty negotiations are still ongoing and are even being settled by the courts This is an example of how Aboriginal groups still challenge liberalism views today

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) The Métis have not had as much success as other Aboriginal groups in gaining their collective rights

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) However, in Alberta, The Métis Settlements Accord (1989) allowed for transfer of land from the government to the Métis people creating 8 new Métis settlements

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) The Métis on these settlements have the abilities and provisions to implement self-governance Alberta is the only government that has protected areas for Métis people

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) Métis lawsuits in Manitoba have not been successful and the courts appear to be upholding the common good for all when placed against Aboriginal claims.

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 246) Canada is one of several countries that has not signed the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 250) Canada, although stating that they support the declaration in theory, does not believe it is in their best interest when trying to balance individual and collective rights.

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 250) There are many examples of how Canadian values are supporting Aboriginal collective rights Constitution Act (1982) Métis Settlements Accord (Alberta 1989)

Aboriginal Perspectives and Ways of Thinking (Pg 250) There is also many examples of how Canada still often supports the ideas of liberalism Denied Métis Land Claim in Manitoba Canada not signing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples

Aboriginal Self Governance (Pg 251) Aboriginal self-government is the idea that Aboriginal people will be able to make their own decisions on ideas such as economy, education, culture, recourses and others on their own lands.

Aboriginal Self Governance (Pg 251) Self government could look different in each community. Aboriginal groups would not be dependent on the decisions made by other levels of government

Aboriginal Self Governance (Pg 251) Section 35 of the Constitution Act (1982) was the catalyst to self government and in 1995 the federal government took steps to negotiate this with Aboriginal People

Aboriginal Self Governance (Pg 251) The largest step to overcome for Aboriginal people is determining how self government will work in their community and how it will co-exist within a Canadian liberalism society.

Aboriginal Self Governance (Pg 254) The Labrador Inuit Land Claim is a good example of how Canadian Inuit are also trying to protect collective rights

Aboriginal Self Governance (Pg 254) Negotiations have been ongoing since 1977 and have seem to be supported strongly by both the Canadian Government and the Inuit people

Aboriginal Self Governance (Pg 254) The land claim has the following key ideas Special rights on traditional lands Ownership rights of land by the Inuit people Self government in the Inuit area Funding from the Federal Government

Aboriginal Self Governance (Pg 251) Please read carefully the ideas from Pg 254 as I have not discussed this treaty in it’s entirety.