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Oct 27, 1500
FIRST OCCUPANTS
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Period: Oct 27, 1500 to
Culture and Currents of Thought
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Nov 12, 1510
Spirituality
Shaman (Shamanism) was a man/priest who knew medical values and cured peopel with nature. Spirituality was also known as religion. There was story telling on how the Earth came to be. Dreamcatchers were so bad dreams got caught. -
Nov 11, 1520
Social Relationships
Natives all respected their elders. They respected traditions and had freedom of all actions. There were no written rules or laws the natives had to follow. -
Nov 13, 1530
Nature
Animism: respects nature and thinks all living things have souls.
Believes in the circle of life. -
Nov 13, 1540
Communication and Exchange
The natives did not keep written record of everything. All informations was passed down orally. The natives would sing and dance alot as well as have ceremonies. -
FRENCH REGIME
1608 to 1760 -
The Divine Rights of King
Louis the 14th had power in Europe but New France was suffering because the colony wasn't developping in population or economy. This is when he decided to put the Minister of Marines in charge and place the royal governement in New France. -
Cathlocism
The influence of Cathlocism on the culture. The church was very powerful and if you didn't do what the church wanted you could be excommunicated. -
Religion in New France
The clergy was everywhere: the priests worked as missionaires and were incharge of parishes, the nuns worked in hospitals and in schools, many people were extremily religious. The church controlled a lot of things in the colony. -
Life in New France
The habitants had had happy lives but had to work everyday caring for their crops, making clothes, fixing tools and preparing for winter. Since New France wasn't really developing everyone had to be intependant and take care of themselves (their families). Life was very different from France. In 1760, we became known as the Canadiens. The nobility and elite could've been the governor, the middle class and the bourgeousie could've been seigneurs and the peasants could've been censitaires. -
BRITISH RULE
1760 to 1867 -
Liberalism
Liberalism is a political or social philosophy that allows any individual to have freedom in parliamentary systems of government, and non violent modification of political, economical, or social institutions. Liberal ideas can be found in the newspaper, or in architecture. -
Ultramontanism
During the French Era, the policy of the Roman Catholic Church that favors the power of the Pope. -
Anticlericalism
The opposition of the incluence of the church in public affairs. -
Imperialism
Imperliasm is being loyal to your mother country, ex. Loyal to Britain. -
How the Government Functions
Constitutional Monarchy, meaning, the Queen and the Governor General have the symbolic power. Parliamentary Democarcy means that the laws must be passed through the parliament. There are three levels of government: federal, provincial and municipal. Each of these levels all have an executive (makes decisions about administration), legislative (makes or amends laws and imposes tax), and judicial (ensures laws are applied). -
CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
1867 to Today -
Imperialism
Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries. -
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system where having an investment or ownership in means of production, distribution and exchange is maintained privately by an individual or corporation. -
Nationalismes
A nationalist is a person who is loyal to the land they were born in. Ex. Being loyal to Canada. Some of the nationalists in Quebec are seperatists because they refer to Quebec as a Country. -
Socialism
Theory or system of social organization that advocates the ownnership or control of production and distribution of the community as a whole. The community has a say. -
Agriculturalism
Agriculturalism is the push to support farmers/farming (Maurice Duplessis). CO-OP's are when everone makes money no metter what because the CO-OP takes take care by setting everyones tomatoes (for example) at the same price. -
Cooperatism
Cooperatism is the birth of different groups . -
Laicism
Laicism is when the church does not have control anymore. -
Fascism
The idea that a dictator, meaing one person, should control the entire country. Ex. Adolf Hitler. -
Femism
A feminst is a person who wants the equal political, social and economical rights for all the sexes. Back when women didn't have many rights, most of them were having up to 10 kids. If they didn't want to, their only choice was to be a nun. During world war 1, femals had more rights because the men were at war. That way, women got to work more jobs and vote in place of their husband. -
Americanism
The emergence of American trends: dance, music and films. The influence of american culture through the media. -
Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism is a new wave of liberalism where the governement stays out of the problems and lets the community deal with it. -
Aboriginalism
Aboriginalism claims for ancestral and recognition of aboriginal identity through cultural things like: writings languages, music and education. Anything to do with a modern native wanting to keep his tradition or culture alive.
