Related Issue Four (20-1)
To what extent should individuals and groups in Canada embrace a national identity?
General Outcome
Students will assess strategies for negotiating the complexities of nationalism within the Canadian context.
Specific Outcomes: Values and Attitudes
Students will:
4.1 - appreciate historical and contemporary attempts to develop a national identity
4.2 - appreciate contrasting historical and contemporary narratives associated with national identity
4.3 - respect the views of others on alternative visions of national identity
Specific Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding
Students will:
4.4 - explore multiple perspectives on national identity in Canada
4.5 - analyze methods used by individuals, groups and governments in Canada to promote a national identity (symbolism, mythology, institutions, government programs and initiatives)
4.6 - examine historical perspectives of Canada as a nation (Louis LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, the Fathers of Con federation, First Nations treaties and the Indian Act, Métis and Inuit self-governance, Louis Riel, Sir Clifford Sifton, Henri Bourassa, French-Canadian nationalism, Pierre Trudeau, National Indian Brotherhood)
4.7 - evaluate the challenges and opportunities associated with the promotion of Canadian national unity (Québec sovereignty, federal-provincial-territorial relations, Aboriginal self-determination and land claims, bilingualism, multiculturalism)
4.8 - evaluate various perspectives of future visions of Canada (pluralism, multination model, separatism, Aboriginal self-determination, global leadership, North American integration)
4.9 - develop personal and collective visions of national identity
Students will assess strategies for negotiating the complexities of nationalism within the Canadian context.
Specific Outcomes: Values and Attitudes
Students will:
4.1 - appreciate historical and contemporary attempts to develop a national identity
4.2 - appreciate contrasting historical and contemporary narratives associated with national identity
4.3 - respect the views of others on alternative visions of national identity
Specific Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding
Students will:
4.4 - explore multiple perspectives on national identity in Canada
4.5 - analyze methods used by individuals, groups and governments in Canada to promote a national identity (symbolism, mythology, institutions, government programs and initiatives)
4.6 - examine historical perspectives of Canada as a nation (Louis LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin, the Fathers of Con federation, First Nations treaties and the Indian Act, Métis and Inuit self-governance, Louis Riel, Sir Clifford Sifton, Henri Bourassa, French-Canadian nationalism, Pierre Trudeau, National Indian Brotherhood)
4.7 - evaluate the challenges and opportunities associated with the promotion of Canadian national unity (Québec sovereignty, federal-provincial-territorial relations, Aboriginal self-determination and land claims, bilingualism, multiculturalism)
4.8 - evaluate various perspectives of future visions of Canada (pluralism, multination model, separatism, Aboriginal self-determination, global leadership, North American integration)
4.9 - develop personal and collective visions of national identity