Culture and Currents of Thought

  • Nov 27, 1500

    First Occupants

    First Occupants
    -The natives believed in Shamanism
    -They are influenced by spirituality, social relationships, respect for nature, and communications and exchange.
    -They believe in Myths and Legends.
    -They used dreamcatchers
    -They respected their elders.
    -Believed in Animism (all living things have a soul)
  • Period: Nov 27, 1500 to

    Culture and Currents of Thoughts

  • French Regime

    French Regime
    -The influence of ideas on cultural expression
    - Influenced by the Divine Right of kings, Catholicism, and by the independent spirit and adaptability of the Canadians.
  • The Divine Right of Kings

    The Divine Right of Kings
    -King had total power
    -King was Louis the 14th
    -New France wasn't developing it's economy or population.
    -Soldiers were dispatched.
    -King put New France under the Minister of Marine (Jean-Baptiste Colbert).
  • Life In New France

    Life In New France
    -Settlers had a happy life but there was a lot of work to do.
    -New France was not really developing settlers became self-dependent.
    -Classes:
    Nobility/Elite (Governor)Middle Class/Bourgeoisie (Seignuers)Peasants/Habitant (censitaries)
  • Catholicism

    Catholicism
    -The influence of Catholicism on culture.
    -Very Powerful.
    -Did what the church wanted or you were excommunicated.
    -The Clergy was everywhere.
  • Liberalism

    -A political or social philosophy advocating:
    *The freedom of the individual.
    *Parliamentary systems of government.
    *Nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions.
    -Development of parliamentarism.
    -Diffusion of liberal ideas by means of newspapers.
  • Ultramontanism

    Ultramontanism
    -Policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power andauthority of the pope.
    -Advocating of absolute obedience to the Catholic religion.
    -Church wants to increase it's role in society.
  • Anticlericalism

    Anticlericalism
    -Opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.
    -Opposition to ultramontanism.
    -Separation of church and state.
    -Promotes democratic regime.
  • Imperialism

    Imperialism
    -The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies.
    -Being loyal to the mother country (England).
  • Nationalism

    -When you're loyal to land that you were born in. (Quebec)
  • British Rule

    -Influenced by currents of thoughts like: Liberalism, ultramontanism, anticlericalism and imperialism.
  • Agriculturism

    -Push to support farmers/farming.
  • Laicism

    -The nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society.
  • Cooperatism

    -Birth of different groups who favoured equality and collaboration.
  • Fascism

    Fascism
    -The idea that a dictator (single person) should control the entire country.
    -Adopted in Spain and Italy, but brought to an extreme in Germany by the Nazi’s lead by Adolf Hitler.
  • Feminism

    Feminism
    -Collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, cultural, and social rights for women.
  • Americanism

    Americanism
    -Influence of American culture.
    -Examples: dance (charleston), music (jazz) and spread of American culture through films, radio and télévision.
  • Neoliberalism

    Neoliberalism
    -Advocating the removal of the state in various spheres of society.
  • Aboriginalism

    Aboriginalism
    -Claims for ancestral rights and recognition of aboriginal identity through tradition culture .
  • Native Issues

    Native Issues
    -The Oka crisis lasted 78 days, when the stand-off finally came to an end with out armed conflict, however the issues remained.