geography of Canada

Question 1 Explain the following four quotes, considering the context in which they showed up in our course and their meaning and relevance.

"While some countries have too much history, ours has too much geography" - Mackenzie King

"A nation is a group of people who share the same illusions about themselves… expressed in stories or core myths we tell about ourselves " – Daniel Francis

"Until the lion learns to speak, the tales of hunting will be weak" - K'Naan

"The Nisga'a Tribal Council is not on trial. The Indians of BC are not on trial. British justice is on trial." - Frank Calder

We will be looking more at quality than quantity but as a rough guideline I expect you can explain these quotes in under 150 words each.

Provide a brief introduction (i.e. explanation, definition) for each of the following and then discuss how they fit into our course.

We will be looking more at quality than quantity (and there could be some variation among the different topics), but as a rough guideline I expect your answer for each will be under 300 words.

Question 2 (5 points) Cascadia Megathrust

Question 3 (5 points) The National Policy

Question 4 (5 points) Racism

Applied Question This question challenges you to apply your knowledge, making connections between some new media and our course themes.

Question 5 (15 points)

This exercise focuses on the important issue of Western Alienation

Read the Buffalo Declaration(https://buffalodeclaration.com/the-buffalo-declaration ), and listen to these two podcasts on "Western Alienation":

CBC, Front Burner (Nov 5, 2019) "Western Alienation: Part One: Now & Then" (https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/western-alienation-part-one-now-and-then-1.5347715 )and "Part Two: Climate Collision" (https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/western-alienation-part-two-climate-collision-1.534919 6 ) Alberta Advantage (Sept 10, 2020) "Western Alienation: Manufactured Conservative Grievance Oil Politics" (https://podcast.app/western-alienation-manufactured-conservative-grievance-oil-politics-e11 4524139/ ) Drawing on these materials, answer the following:

What is "Western Alienation"? What are the grievances of those who subscribe to it? How is the notion contested? Carefully outline the critical counter-arguments presented in the Alberta Advantage podcast. Provide your own evaluation. Ultimately, to what extent is "western alienation" a legitimate concern? Note: If the links do not work, you can find the podcasts with a simple search.

We will be looking more at quality than quantity but as a rough guideline I expect you will be able to answer these three questions adequately in under 1000 words (total).