HIST 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Collective Identity, Nationstates, Commodification

• School: McGill University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 300
• Professor: Allan Downey

Document Summary

Approx 1. 4 mil in can currently according to census (tho in reality more) Over 100 nations, 86 langs in can today. All nations r v different, way oversimplification to group all under one label. Borders of indg nation r not static, can change terr can b occupied by more than 1 nation. Terr can b according 2 family/kinship rather than nation. Indg ppls hav occupied turtle island (n amer) from time immemorial. Personal--connections w those around u, immediate level. Identity is fluid and having a strict def can b exclusive. Could prevent future changes to identity and thus community building. Best to look @ how specific nations hav identified themselves. Cant really capture this w 1 def. People w ancestry to and who identify w orig inhabitants of their ancestral homelands. People who may (not necessarily) hav own informal/formal poli/econ/social institutions. Insts r usally community based, reflective of ceremonial practices.