scholarly journals Symbols and Strategies: Acts of Métis Resistance - Using the List of Rights as a Framework for the Reclamation of Indigenous Child Welfare in British Columbia and Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-95
Author(s):  
Daleen Adele Thomas
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Social Regulation ◽  
Indigenous Child ◽  
Current State ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cultural Resiliency

This article engages the reader in comparing the Métis List of Rights, originally authored by Louis Riel, with the current state of Indigenous child welfare in British Columbia and Canada. The relationship between children’s resiliency and cultural resiliency is explored. Using a critical lens, a framework defining the progression of social regulation is presented. This paper begins by setting out the framework with its accompanying nine aspects: profit, competition, self-interest, justice, rights, duties, love, compassion and devotion. The discussion acknowledges children as sacred which allows us to move beyond conservative and socialist ideals. Then there is a discussion on the aspects of the Métis List of Rights with comments respecting the symbolic and literal application of the aspects to reclaiming Indigenous child welfare. Finally the article ends with recommendations for holistic pathway for reform.

scholarly journals Voices of Students: We are Here! We are Ready to Care for the Next Generations! “Gathering & Sharing Wisdom Conference” and the Indigenous Child Welfare Research Network

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Jacquie Green ◽  
Rebecca Taylor ◽  
Rakiva Larken ◽  
Margaret Brier ◽  
Trevor Good
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Indigenous Youth ◽  
Indigenous Child

This paper highlights the voices of four youth presenters at the first "Gathering and Sharing Conference" hosted onCoast Salish Territory, Songhees and Esquimalt, in Victoria, British Columbia. You will be guided through story about our role as leaders, planners, and facilitators for this conference which was convened to provide a central space for Indigenous youth and other community members to share stories about the caring and nurturing of our children, families and communities.

scholarly journals Towards Transformational Research for and with Indigenous Communities: The New British Columbia Indigenous Child Welfare Research Network

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-164
Author(s):  
Sandrina de Finney ◽  
Jacquie Green ◽  
Leslie Brown
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Child And Family Services ◽  
Indigenous Child

This article documents the development of the newly launched Indigenous Child Welfare Research Network in British Columbia. This Network is a provincial association of researchers, service providers, community members and policy makers with an interest in using Indigenous research in the transformation of child and family services. Rooted in a vision for healing and the inclusion of diverse voices, Network Initiatives seek to reclaim Indigenous ways of knowing and doing and reposition them at the core of child and family wellness initiatives. The Network provides a space for critical dialogue about Indigenous research, as well as opportunities for researched-related training, knowledge transmission and resource sharing.

Experience with alkali-aggregate reaction in British Columbia

2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-293
Author(s):  
Fred H Shrimer
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Concrete Aggregate ◽  
Expansion Test ◽  
Current State ◽  
Alkali Aggregate Reaction ◽  
The Relationship

In British Columbia, alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR) in concrete has not historically been a well-studied, and thus well-understood, mechanism. This paper provides a synopsis of the current state of what is known of AAR in British Columbia. The foci of the paper are (i) locations of AAR in concrete, (ii) the AAR characteristics of aggregates in British Columbia, (iii) the relationship between geology and AAR, and (iv) preventative methods and prescriptions used to prevent or mitigate AAR in British Columbia.Key words: alkali-aggregate reaction, British Columbia, concrete, aggregate, expansion test.

On Sacrifice

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moshe Halbertal
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Life ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
Hierarchical Relationship ◽  
Ritual Violence ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Political Ideal ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Political Associations ◽  
The Relationship

The idea and practice of sacrifice play a profound role in religion, ethics, and politics. This book explores the meaning and implications of sacrifice, developing a theory of sacrifice as an offering and examining the relationship between sacrifice, ritual, violence, and love. The book also looks at the place of self-sacrifice within ethical life and at the complex role of sacrifice as both a noble and destructive political ideal. In the religious domain, Halbertal argues, sacrifice is an offering, a gift given in the context of a hierarchical relationship. As such it is vulnerable to rejection, a trauma at the root of both ritual and violence. An offering is also an ambiguous gesture torn between a genuine expression of gratitude and love and an instrument of exchange, a tension that haunts the practice of sacrifice. In the moral and political domains, sacrifice is tied to the idea of self-transcendence, in which an individual sacrifices his or her self-interest for the sake of higher values and commitments. While self-sacrifice has great potential moral value, it can also be used to justify the most brutal acts. The book attempts to unravel the relationship between self-sacrifice and violence, arguing that misguided self-sacrifice is far more problematic than exaggerated self-love. Through the book's exploration of the positive and negative dimensions of self-sacrifice, it also addresses the role of past sacrifice in obligating future generations and in creating a bond for political associations, and considers the function of the modern state as a sacrificial community.

Movie Envy

2019 ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
Olivier Asselin
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Movie Theatre ◽  
The Relationship

“Canadian cinema.” The term may appear self-evident but is problematic. First, one may question the value of national approaches to culture, especially here, in Quebec and Canada, where the debates over the Nation seem interminable, and especially now, in an era of globalization. Next, one may question the value of media-centered approaches to culture, especially when the successive waves of the “digital revolution” have blurred the boundaries between technologies and among artistic practices. Rather than try to survey “important” fiction films for theatres in Quebec or Canada, this essay adopts another point of view to examine the presence of cinema in Montreal museums over the past few years by focusing on three singular exhibitions. It may well be symptomatic of the current state of film in Quebec and Canada—but also, paradoxically, everywhere else—and says much about the relationship between medium and nation, the expansion of cinema beyond the movie theatre, and the internationalization of culture.

scholarly journals Is there Such a Thing as a Good Profit? Taking Conventional Ethics Seriously

Philosophia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marja K. Svanberg ◽  
Carl F. C. Svanberg
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Christian Ethics ◽  
Moral Justification ◽  
Profit Motive ◽  
Kantian Ethics ◽  
Ethical Theories ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis paper will show that if we take conventional ethics seriously, then there is no moral justification for business profits. To show this, we explore three conventional ethical theories, namely Christian ethics, Kantian ethics and Utilitarian ethics. Since they essentially reject self-interest, they also reject the essence of business: the profit motive. To illustrate the relationship, we will concretize how the anti-egoist perspective expresses itself in business and business ethics. In business, we look at what many businesses regard as proof of their virtue. In business ethics, we look at what many business ethicists say about the relationship between morality and self-interest and, thus, the profit motive. Ultimately, we will argue that conventional ethics can, at most, only justify the means of business (i.e., aspects of running a business), but not the end of business (i.e., profits).

scholarly journals Landslides in weakly cemented glaciolacustrine sediments, Morkill River valley, British Columbia

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 889-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey R Froese ◽  
David M Cruden
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
River Valley ◽  
Carbonate Content ◽  
Canadian Rocky Mountains ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
Frost Action ◽  
Dominant Component ◽  
Freeze And Thaw ◽  
Calcite Cement ◽  
The Relationship

Slopes in weakly cemented glaciolacustrine sediments in the Morkill River valley in the Canadian Rocky Mountains stand at up to 70°. Based on field and laboratory observations it appears that a contributing factor to instability is the softening of the soils by frost action and the leaching of calcite cement. Field density profiles demonstrated increased density and carbonate content with an increase in depth. Laboratory tests of carbonate content indicated a positive correlation between calcium carbonate and density in the glaciolacustrine sediments. The relationship was strongest in sands, in which leaching and dissolution were important components of softening. In clays, frost action was the dominant component of softening. Freeze-thaw tests showed a 50% decrease in strength after one cycle of freeze and thaw in the silts and clays.Key words: landslide, cemented, glaciolacustrine sediments, British Columbia.

Customary Law and the Economy

1984 ◽  
Vol 28 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 34-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Social Regulation ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Colonial State ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Customary Laws ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

In this paper I discuss some aspects of the relationship of African customary law to the economy. Such a vast topic potentially embraces at least three different themes: the economic context in which African customary law has developed and operates today; the economic consequences and implications of different African customary laws; and the relationship between customary law and the economic aspect of society. These three themes inevitably overlap, but while recognising their interconnections I shall concentrate primarily on the third. My principal aim is to identify some of the linkages between customary law and economic relations, especially those linkages which become manifest during broad social changes.An examination of the relationship between customary law and the economy in Africa almost ineluctably requires an historical perspective. This is so, first, because, as I suggest later, customary law is historically specific: it developed in particular historical circumstances and in close conjunction with the formation of the colonial state. Thus, the foundations of customary law in Africa lie partly in the development of capitalism and its expansion from Europe during the colonial era. These interrelated processes have decisively moulded and subtly shaped the law, legal institutions and legal professions of contemporary Africa.More generally, however, it is essential today to envisage the possibility of new, alternative forms of development and social regulation. The particular forms of legal pluralism which characterise third world countries indicate, in many cases, that the subsumption of African economies within capitalist relations of production and exchange has thus far been merely partial and formal.

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