1. Challenging Liberalism
Chapter 10
Challenging Liberalism

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

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

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

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

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

7. Key Skill
Developing and supporting informed arguments in response to issues

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

9. 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

10. 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

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

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

13. 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

14. 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?

15. 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?

16. 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?

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

18. 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

19. 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.

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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.

29. 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

30. 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.

31. 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)

32. 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

33. 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.

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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.

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

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