How have people reconciled contending nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties?

Sports Teams

All the different sports teams represent a different contending non-nationalist loyalty. They are all competing against one another in a competition. All trying to be better than the other one. During a game or a sports competition they are all trying to win, but after the competition there is reconciliation and the people decide to co-exist in peace.

Voting 

This picture is a great example of how people reconcile contending nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties. Sometimes people may experience times when their nationalist loyalties come in conflict with non-nationalist loyalties because they both have different goals. This can sometimes result in alienation, so the people would have to pick one loyalty over another, or maybe even living/seeing their contending loyalty everyday can reconcile contending nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties.

Multiculturalism

In the above picture it shows stick people, all different colors, but all together on one canvas. The caption at the bottom of the picture reads "We could all learn a lesson from crayons: they are all different colors but manage to live in the same box." This means that even though everyone is different, they look beyond that, beyond all their differences and co-exist with eachother in peace.

Religious and Nationalist Loyalty 

Because of globalization and worldwide migration, our school includes many different religious beliefs. Canada is a civic nation, so people here have the freedom of religion guaranteed in the charter of rights. People that have a lot of different religious loyalties respect one another's beliefs and will coexist in peace. But it isn't always like this, some places around the world still come in conflict with religious and nationalist loyalties, but we're the lucky ones. People in Canada are respected and excepted for their religious beliefs.

Canada

 

Canada is a great example on the topic of reconciliation of contending nationalist loyalties. Just recently, the Canadian government released something called "The Statement of Reconciliation" which was basically an apology to the First Nations people of Canada. It apologized for all the wrong doings that had been done to the First Nations, for example the reserves and the residential schools. They wanted to reconcile with the First Nations people and be able to co-exist in peace with eachother.

       Multiculturalism

Canada is a great contributor to showing how multicultural nations can manage to work and live together in peace. Many different religions, being many different non nationalist and nationalist loyalties tend to come into conflict and not get along and/or agree on many things involving the country. Our school is a great example of multiculturalism. With so many different cultures, countries can be scared of segregation occurring, thus leading to less and less loyalties and more and more disagreements between those loyalties. But Because of reconciliation we can all live and work as a whole.

                                                                    Acceptance

 

Our school, crescent heights high school is a great place to really show multiculturalism and acceptance. Without Canada reconciling to so many different loyalties our school would not be such a diverse place. The reconciling occurred greatly with everyone being more understanding and knowing that alienation may sometimes even be a good thing Since we all came together as one we can call it a great place with great opportunities and a great complete loyalty.

Countries of Reconciliation

 

These 2 flags of Pakistan and India are two different loyalties who once were full on enemies and now accept each other for what they believe and who they are as different people with different rights. For non nationalist loyalties and nationalist loyalties to reconcile is a lot of work. Involving compromise and acceptance to each other and considering each others beliefs, it can be done! India and Pakistan are a great example of this considering all they've been through as enemies, and now being able to call each other friends. Both religions were close to alienation because of how Pakistan was basically trying to force Indians to change their ways and values to be more like them. Which once was failed caused both loyalties to realize the importance of multiculturalism and so they reconciled their differences and obtain respect for one another's beliefs.

How have people reconciled contending Nationalist Loyalties?

Reconciliation is the act of resolving differences and repairing relationships that enables people to come to terms with past injustices and to coexist in peace. Nationalist loyalties is basically being loyal to your nation. Going along with the nations values and beliefs even if you do not come from that nation originally.

There have been many times inthe past when people have had to reconcile and come to terms with a contending nationalist loyalty. For example:

1. The Oka Crisis - In 1990, a group of Mohawks people set up a roadblock and a camp in a nearby woods  on the Kanesatake reserve. The Mohawks goal was to stop the expansion of a golf course onto the land that the Mohawks claimed as their own and thought of it as sacred. The Quebec government did not talk to the protesters, while the roadblock was in place, and as usual the protesters said no to remove the barricade. This went on for four months. Other First Nations set up their very own barricade to support the protest going on. Soon enough the Quebec government called in the army, over 2500 Canadian soilders moved in, and slowly started to cut off the protesters communications with the outside people. The protest finally ended on September 26th. Later on the federal government brought up the disputed land, and gave the ownership to the Mohawks. This left a bitterness feeling among the people of Kanesatake and other Aboriginal people.


2. The Royal Commision on Aboriginal Peoples - Prime Minister Brian Mulroney set up the Royal Commision on Aborginial Peoples in 1991 so that the government could get public input. There were 3 non-aborginal, and 4 aboriginal people to sit on the commision. There was one question they had to ask anyone they interviewed or questioned and that was: What are the foundations of a fair and honourable relationship between the aboriginal and non aboriginal people of Canada? After listening to about 2000 people, visiting 96 commuinites, and talking to many experts the people on the commision wrote a report, with 5 different volumes titled "People to People, Nation to Nation". In the end concluding that the policy the Canadian government and the colonial government had been using for the past 150 years was wrong. This showed Canadians a different view on the First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people. It said that they had the right as a seperate nation to govern themselves while being in partnership with Canada.

3. Statement of Reconciliation - There was findings of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples led the federal government to issue a Statement of Reconciliation in 1998. This Reconciliation basically said how Canada is now regretting Canada's history of inhabiting Aboriginal culture, values, and also weakening the identity of Aboriginal peoples. The Statement of Reconciliation said "We must acknowledge that the result of these actions was the erosion of the political, economic and social systems of Aboriginal people and nations." After going through so much, for some Aboriginals this statement was a step forward, but for others it was nothing but empty words.

4. Land Claims - Settling land claims had always been a problem and a conflict between people. The first modern land claim that was settled would be the James Bay and Northern Quebec agreement of 1975. Only a few more have been settled, but in 2007 about 800 were still unsolved. On June 19, 2007 the National Day of Action was organized by the Assembly of First Nations, this day was all about the First Nations people to talk about issues that had become a bigger problem. Phil Fontaine, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said that the First Nations people were loosing patience and they were fed up with how slow the negotiations about their issues were going.

External factors that shape Nationalism

The external factors that shape Nationalism are:


Historical

History plays a major role in the French revolution. The main event that sparked the French revolution would be the storming and destruction of the Bastille. The Bastille was a prison in Paris that the king used as a place to put people that spoke out against him or disagreed with him. On July 14, 1789 ordinary citizens of France took over control of the prison. This became a symbol of nationalism for the country. It showed the nation coming together as one, under one train of thought, and speaking up for themselves and showing the monarchy what it is that they wanted. They wanted to show the monarchs and the privileged estates that the third estate had voices as well. The takeover of the Bastille is now celebrated as a national holiday in France and it reminds the people of France about all the difficulties the people went through just so they could get to where they are today.

Social

This is where the estates come in, the first and second estate were privileged meaning they owned most of the land, collected special feudal dues from the peasants. The first and second estate also owned the best positions in the government, army, they enjoyed special treatments before the law while the third estate was the unprivileged class. Before the revolution the third estates opinion and voice was silenced, they did not have a say in anything involving the monarch. The third estate always wanted the abolition  of the special privileged, and finally they got it. The abolition of special privileged, declaration of rights of men, financial measures.. So the church lands were used to back new paper currency called assignats , church land was broken apart and sold to peasants for low costs, reforms of local government, constitution of 1791.. was a constitution for a limited monarchy, kings power was limited, and nation assembly makes laws, and religious measures.. civil constitution of the clergy, made catholic clergy, paid government civil servants and said that the church will be Frances National church.

Geographic

The geography of France played a role in the French revolution. The winter was cold and bitter and the summers were dry. There was starving people everywhere in the 3^rd estate, while the top two estates were living lavishly. Since the summers were dry with barely any rain there was no way to grow crops to feed the people. The geography made it basically impossible.

Political

The monarch made and enforced all the laws, censored speech and press, levied taxed and dispensed justice. The end of the monarch was caused as the prussian and austrian armies were moved towards paris. After tons of riots and mishalves the king was accused of being in communication of the enemy and thus somehow it was ended. The political veiws also changed dramatically after the beheading of the king and queen. France was in bankrupcty before the revolution all because of Louis XVI spending to much money on himself and while doing so also refused to tax the privelged class. The liberty was changed to freedom for all people and equality of all persons before the law.

What are some characteristics of a Nation?

Culture: The beliefs, values and ethnicity within the group of people in the nation.Their different cultures represent our muliti-culturalism and include the respect for all the different cultures. A nation will base their descions considering the people and what their beliefs are. Their values are what shapes our nation and its democracy. Different cultures may indicate different rights, for example the first nation reserves.

Language: A nation uses language by the way they interact and communitcate with eachother. The language spoken also represents the nation and if its a mulit-cultural nation just like Canada. Different languages expect different rights.

Unity: A state or a group of people within the state, coming together as one. A nation cannot be whole without the people having some sort of unity. Unity is like a group of people having the same mind set, feelings and beliefs.  

Patriotism: Patriotism is showing love, and pride for your country. Being patriotic and loyal to your country brings the people in the nation together and forms a unity. A major example for patriotism is the people who decide to fight and risk their lives for their country.

Sovereignty: Is being independent and having the authority to govern your own nation. The decisions are made depending on the unity and people within the nation.