Colonialism and Language in Canada’s North: A Yukon Case Study
ABSTRACT. The relationship between the federal and territorial governments in Canada has been described as colonial because important decisions affecting the territories can be, and have been, imposed upon them by the federal government. In the 1980s, the federal government utilized its power to uni...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.548.2931 2023-05-15T14:19:35+02:00 Colonialism and Language in Canada’s North: A Yukon Case Study Steven Smyth The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1996 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.548.2931 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-2-155.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.548.2931 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-2-155.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-2-155.pdf Mots clés colonial constitution gouvernement fédéral francophones langue négociation territoires Yukon Traduit pour la revue Arctic par Nésida Loyer text 1996 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T11:23:35Z ABSTRACT. The relationship between the federal and territorial governments in Canada has been described as colonial because important decisions affecting the territories can be, and have been, imposed upon them by the federal government. In the 1980s, the federal government utilized its power to unilaterally impose constitutional changes which were perceived by Northerners as being contrary to their interests. This Yukon case study exemplifies that colonial relationship in the context of language rights. Key words: colonial, constitution, federal government, francophones, language, negotiation, territories, Yukon RÉSUMÉ. On a décrit la relation entre les gouvernements fédéral et territoriaux au Canada comme coloniale parce que les décisions importantes affectant les territoires peuvent être — et ont été — imposées à ces derniers par le gouvernement fédéral. Au cours des années 1980, le gouvernement fédéral a utilisé son pouvoir pour imposer de façon unilatérale des changements constitutionnels qui ont été perçus par les habitants du Grand Nord comme contraires à leurs intérêts. Cette étude de cas au Yukon illustre cette relation coloniale dans le contexte des droits linguistiques. Text Arctic Arctic Yukon Unknown Arctic Canada Yukon |
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ABSTRACT. The relationship between the federal and territorial governments in Canada has been described as colonial because important decisions affecting the territories can be, and have been, imposed upon them by the federal government. In the 1980s, the federal government utilized its power to unilaterally impose constitutional changes which were perceived by Northerners as being contrary to their interests. This Yukon case study exemplifies that colonial relationship in the context of language rights. Key words: colonial, constitution, federal government, francophones, language, negotiation, territories, Yukon RÉSUMÉ. On a décrit la relation entre les gouvernements fédéral et territoriaux au Canada comme coloniale parce que les décisions importantes affectant les territoires peuvent être — et ont été — imposées à ces derniers par le gouvernement fédéral. Au cours des années 1980, le gouvernement fédéral a utilisé son pouvoir pour imposer de façon unilatérale des changements constitutionnels qui ont été perçus par les habitants du Grand Nord comme contraires à leurs intérêts. Cette étude de cas au Yukon illustre cette relation coloniale dans le contexte des droits linguistiques. |
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