CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | McClintock, Katya Carlotta Stephanie |
|---|---|
| Title | Framing Reconciliation in Canada: Indigenous and Government Perspectives on an Evolving Relationship |
| Summary | Reconciliation in Canada’s post-colonial context is a varied and complicated notion, with numerous perspectives on the reasons why it is needed, what it entails, and how best to implement measures to improve the relationship with Indigenous peoples. The endeavour to heal wounds and move the country forward with positive and respectful nation-to-nation relationships is ongoing and ever evolving. Recognition and reconciliation theories provide an understanding that key elements in rebuilding the relationship include the acknowledgement of rights and opportunities for healing. In Canada, it is important to understand the relationship between the government and Indigenous peoples, and how the framing of the relationship has evolved over time. This thesis uses the critical frame analysis approaches of Carol Bacchi and Mieke Verloo to examine and compare Government of Canada and Indigenous texts. This approach offers an opportunity to uncover where differences in the diagnosis and prognosis of the problem may occur, as well as where there may be silences. These silences present the finding that there exists a tension in determining to what extent Indigenous peoples will have their right to self-determination met. This thesis argues that cultural awareness and a shift in the power dynamic between the Canadian government and Indigenous peoples will be essential to establishing a renewed relationship focused on reconciliation. One avenue for redress in this regard will be the Canadian government’s implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. |
| Supervisor | Krizsan, Andrea |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/mcclintock_katya.pdf |
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