Week 3

Question 1

What does Dr. Pam Palmater mean by “It’s not reconciliation if it feels good”?

Answer 1

Reconciliation should involve challenging and uncomfortable processes, not just feel-good actions.

Question 2

According to Sangster, how does the legal treatment of women reveal broader social relations?

Answer 2

The law reinforces and contests authority, constructing ideologies of proper versus deviant womanhood.

Question 3

What critique does Sangster offer regarding the sexual and familial regulation of women through law?

Answer 3

The law is not monolithic but a complex of institutions and practices that control and sometimes aid women.

Question 4

How is the term “protection” problematized in the context of girls and women?

Answer 4

Protection has often led to coercive surveillance and stigmatizing incarceration, with a history of being applied differentially by class and race.

Question 5

How does Foucault describe the role of moral regulation in society?

Answer 5

Moral regulation involves discursive and political practices that marginalize certain behaviors and legitimize others.

Question 6

What does Foucault identify as tools used to regulate sexuality?

Answer 6

Psychiatry, psychology, and social work are used to mold sexual practices towards strategic ends.

Question 7

How does the Female Refuges Act of Ontario reflect biases in moral regulation?

Answer 7

It punished white women involved with men of color and assumed the criminality of First Nations women.

Question 8

What do Valverde and Weir say about the interplay between sexual, moral, and economic regulation within state and people?

Answer 8

These regulations are inscribed within various state institutions, not just specific ministries, affecting all areas of governance

Question 9

How is moral regulation depicted in the actions of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union?

Answer 9

As an effort to create a moral dominion that would lead to a self-regulating society through the Canada Temperance Act.

Question 10

What did the nation-state need according to Valverde and Weir on page 77?

Answer 10

The state needed economic, political, and moral subjects with “character” to form a unified nation.

Question 11

How are Indigenous communities constructed as “other” in Canada to develop a moral imperative?

Answer 11

Through gender and sexuality-based moral constructs enforced by social institutions.

Question 12

What is the concept of Terra Nullius and how does it relate to settler colonialism?

Answer 12

Terra Nullius implies land belonging to no one, facilitating the erasure and exploitation of Indigenous peoples by settlers.

Question 13

How is colonization defined by Indigenous Elders KErrie Moore & Reg Crowshoe?

Answer 13

As a process where newcomers claim land as their own and erase Indigenous peoples to extract value.

Question 14

What European views underpinned moral regulation of Indigenous communities, according to Voyageur?

Answer 14

Views that labeled Indigenous peoples as savage, inferior, and in need of European religious and lifestyle adjustments for citizenship.

Question 15

How were Indigenous children taught about self-regulation in residential schools?

Answer 15

They were instructed to behave as good Canadians and Christians, aligning with European moral standards

Question 16

What does the Gendered Indian Act entail concerning the treatment of Indigenous women?

Answer 16

It reflects biases and regulatory practices that impacted Indigenous women’s rights and identities.

Question 17

What is the significance of the film “Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again” in discussing Indigenous identity?

Answer 17

It explores the reclamation of identity and rights by Indigenous women affected by discriminatory laws.

Question 18

How do current discussions on reconciliation reflect on the progress of the 94 Calls to Action?

Answer 18

They highlight the ongoing need to address and implement these actions fully to achieve true reconciliation.

Question 19

What role does systemic racism play in the historical and ongoing moral regulation of Indigenous peoples in Canada?

Answer 19

It underpins the discriminatory practices and policies that have sought to assimilate or erase Indigenous cultures.

Question 20

How does the discussion of moral regulation in the context of Canadian history relate to current social and political issues?

Answer 20

It illustrates the persistent influence of past regulatory frameworks on present-day inequalities and social justice efforts.

Question 21

What challenges do scholars face when analyzing moral regulation from the perspective of those regulated?

Answer 21

Gaining insight requires engagement with social movement organizations to understand the impact of state policies on marginalized groups.

Question 22

What challenges to moral regulation are highlighted in the film “Incorrigible” about Velma Demerson?

Answer 22

The film exposes the historical injustices faced by women under moral regulation laws, highlighting systemic sexism and racism.

Question 23

How do Valverde and Weir describe the integration of moral and sexual regulation within governmental institutions?

Answer 23

They argue that moral and sexual regulations are not isolated but are embedded within various governmental departments, influencing broad societal norms.

Question 24

What is the role of voluntary organizations in moral regulation, according to Valverde and Weir?

Answer 24

Voluntary organizations play a crucial role in moral reform campaigns, interacting with state agencies in complex ways that can both reinforce and conflict with state objectives.

Question 25

How does the Canada Temperance Act reflect the influence of the temperance movement’s moral agenda?

Answer 25

It exemplifies the movement’s aim to establish a moral dominion that shapes the behavior of society towards temperance and self-regulation.

Question 26

In discussing systemic racism and intergenerational trauma, how are Indigenous communities described as being morally regulated in Canada?

Answer 26

Indigenous communities were subjected to moral imperatives that constructed them as “other,” enforcing European standards of morality and behavior through various social institutions.

Question 27

What does the notion of “Terra Nullius” imply about the historical treatment of Indigenous lands and peoples?

Answer 27

It falsely implied that lands were uninhabited before colonial occupation, justifying the dispossession and erasure of Indigenous peoples.

Question 28

How is the process of colonization critiqued by Indigenous Elders KErrie Moore & Reg Crowshoe?

Answer 28

They criticize the assumption that lands were “discovered” and empty, highlighting the ongoing impact of colonial exploitation and erasure.

Question 29

According to Cora Voyageur, how were gender, sexuality, and identity regulated among Indigenous peoples by European colonizers?

Answer 29

Through enforced Christian and European norms that aimed to assimilate Indigenous identities into colonial standards of morality and behavior.

Question 30

What role did residential schools play in the moral regulation of Indigenous children in Canada?

Answer 30

Residential schools were used as tools for cultural assimilation, teaching Indigenous children to reject their heritage and conform to European-Canadian norms.