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The Harper Government, the Aboriginal Right to Self-Determination, and the Indian Act of 1876
Onderková, Kristýna ; Fiřtová, Magdalena (advisor) ; Anděl, Petr (referee)
In its relatively unchanged form and effective for nearly 140 years the Indian Act of 1876 is the basic law governing the rights and responsibilities of First Nations and their status within Canada. The law protects the special status of Indigenous groups in Canadian society albeit it has been criticized as discriminatory. Voices calling for change of the legislation are growing stronger with the deepening socio-economic problems of Aboriginal peoples. First Nations primarily require the assertion of their constitutional right to self-determination in any future reform. In contrast, the current Conservative government of Stephen Harper emphasizes self- sufficiency and financial responsibility of Native peoples. Legislative actions that Conservatives rarely consult with representatives of the Indigenous peoples themselves correspond to the general priorities of the Harper Government based on the principles of market economy and do not reflect the demands for self-determination and self-government of Indigenous communities. The Idle No More protest movement founded in 2012 in reaction to some of Harper's laws pertaining to Aboriginal peoples fights for their rights and environmental protection inextricably linked with their identity. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze different perspectives on...
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Federal Government's changing policy toward Aboriginal peoples in Canada during the period of Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Fátorová, Eliška ; Fiřtová, Magdalena (advisor) ; Raková, Svatava (referee)
Canada is one of the countries dealing with the conflict of Aboriginal peoples and newcomers from Europe. Canadian government has been applying a concept of assimilation of Aboriginal peoples for decades but without success. In 1968 the liberal government of Pierre Elliot Trudeau came to power and decided to resolve this problem once and for all. Trudeau's government wanted to unify the rights of all Canadian citizens and came up with undifferentiated universal citizenship. This would mean for Aboriginal peoples to give up their special rights and status. Aboriginal reaction to the proposal came soon afterwards when they published their document called Citizens plus, where they opposed government's vision. They started to form political organisations and fight for their rights and recognition in the Canadian constitution. My bachelor thesis Federal Government's changing policy toward Aboriginal peoples in Canada during the period of Pierre Elliot Trudeau tries to answer the question, whether the 1969 white paper and Aboriginal reaction to it where the key starting moments of the struggle for differentiated citizenship in Canada. To answer this question this work uses historical background, key government documents and theoretical approaches to this subject by authors such as Charles Taylor or Will...
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The role of Ainu minority in contemporary Japan - a comparative view
Barva, Ondřej ; Sýkora, Jan (advisor) ; Tirala, Martin (referee)
The theme of this work is an introduction to the situation of indigenous people of Japan, Ainu, in contemporary Japan. At the beginning of this work I briefly comprehended the history of Japanese-Ainu relations from the very beginning until the resolution calling for the Recognition of the Ainu as Indigenous Peoples of Japan which was adopted by the Japanese government on the 6th June, 2008. In the next chapters I wrote about the Indigenous Peoples Summit in Ainu Moshir in 2008 and briefly summarized two related documents - the Nibutani Declaration and An Appeal to the Japanese Government. In the following chapters I wrote about the Role of Ainu minority in Contemporary Japan and about ways, how the Ainu culture is presented to the general public.
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The Struggle to be Recognized: The Life, Times and Work of Emily Carr
JANOŠŤÁKOVÁ, Iveta
This diploma thesis concentrates on a Canadian artist, Emily Carr, namely on her life, times and work. It explores the reasons why her work had originally been rejected and accepted at the end of her life. The first part of this thesis deals with the time and province where she lived, British Columbia, and also with the Aboriginal culture and art in Canada. It describes the public attitude and awareness of the Aboriginal topic. The second part deals with Carr's life (studies and sketching trips), her financial struggles, the refusal of her community to accept her as an artist, and her other activities such as pottery, breeding dogs, etc. It elaborates on the importance of her writings and the topics covered in her books. It also deals with her recognition and importance as an artist at the present time.
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Analysis of Zapatista movement in Mexico
Karásková, Lucie
The aim of this Bachelor thesis is to evaluate success of Zapatista's movement. The first part is called Historical background and it is focused on brief description of Mexican history from Spanish Conquista. In this part I focus just on events which are somehow connected to Zapatista's movement and which are important for following evaluation. The second part of this thesis presents detailed description of movement's events, ideology, requirements, and goals. This part presents the main part of the whole thesis and also serves as basis for evaluation, which I done in three fields: armed actions, non-military actions, and Peace talks and talks with government in general. For creation of thesis I used empirical-analytical method.
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A Tale of Two First Nations in Canada: Surviving against Adversity
HOUŠKOVÁ, Tereza
In my bachelor thesis called A Tale of Two First Nations in Canada: Surviving against Adversity I am going to write about First Nations living in Canada in general, and deal with two distinct cultures in particular. I will explain the terms: First Nations, Inuit and Métis, but will concentrate only on the former. This thesis will also contain the history of Canada refering to the Aboriginals? presence and European settlement activities. In the practical part, I will introduce two First Nations: the Osoyoos band and the Mi?kmaq. The history and the present situation of these two nations will be described and their ways of living will be compared.
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