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A Way Leading To Harmony
1. Introduction
2. Conflict Analysis
2.1 The chosen scene of conflict in the film
2.2 Analysis of the conflict
2.3 The assumption for the analysis
3. Strategies to Manage the Communication Aspects
3.1 The principles and patterns for communication
3.2 Strategies to manage the conflict
3.3 Evaluation of the proposed strategies
4. Conclusion
1. Introduction
The interest in cultural differences is not a new one. Throughout
history, differences in nationality, culture, ethnicity, and
religion have resulted in conflicts and wars, technological
and art advances, and exploration of new lands (Hofstede,
1991; Adler, 1997). In the past few decades, as political
and geographical boundaries become more open, and as international
trade expanded, the effect of local culture and customs on
organizations rapidly increased (Adler, 1997; Bond & Smith,
1996). How people from different national backgrounds may
resolve conflict and what the differences may result from
thereby are practically and theoretically interesting and
significant questions. These questions are what the current
study attempts to investigate through a case study of Blockade.
课程名称：conflict analysis and management
作业要求：
this paper calls for a written analysis of the case study
"blockade"
that sets out how you would manage the communicative relationships
as
communication consultant who has been asked to "assess"the
situation for a
conflict management firm.
Objectives:
-- to provide an analysis of a conflictual situation that
is
multi-cultural and multi-party
--to include with your analysis a comprehensive strategy as
to how you
would manage the communicative issues involved in this case,
taking into
account the relational patterns, strctural conditions and
cultural
influences that may be influencing the situation under analysis.
Please note that you are not required to "resolve"
the conflict, The
emphasis is on identifying strategies to manage the communicative
relationships in a conflict situation. In your essay be sure
to include the
following
1) introduction 1page
--first describe the layout of your parper(how many parts
there are, what
the reader will find in each section,ect.)
--then present a brief description of the case study
2) conflict analysis 2pages
--identify for the reader which aspects of the conflictual
relations you
will be focusing on and provide the reasons why you have chosen
these
aspects over others.( given space limitations you may not
be able to
analyze the multiple layers that define this conflict situation)
--describe the framework for your anaylysis using the quadrant
(discourse,
identity, structure and culture), or those parts which you
thing relevant
for your analysis
--state the underlying assumptions that frame your analysis
use clear and accurate terminology, Remenber that analysis
is more than
describing conflict situations and making value udgements
about them
3)strategies to manage the communication aspects 4pages
--identify the principal communicative patterns and issues
that you wish to
focuson
--set out the strategies that you think will help manage the
communicative
aspects of this case. Be sure to include the rationale that
supports your
proposal.
--Identify the weaknesses and stengths of the proposed strategies
4) conclusions half page
--briefly describe your main conclusions and recommendations
5)reference half page
list of reference (APA style)
背景资料
Blockade 1994
Gitksan & Westsowen (name of two first nation people,
maybe wrong spelling)-present forever, white people took over,
located near Terrace Hazeiton---Claim 22000mi2 belongs to
them
Stopped development and logging , G&W want to consult
with loggers because " land is theirs"-land claim
First nation people want to dictate what happens on the land
because its theirs
White people don't believe that first nation people have
a claim
Eagle clan wants rights to land for their uses-trapping,
fishing, different parts used at different times, sacred sites
as well; rivers important
While family young man bought land along the skeena river
at bouider creek was building. Eagle clan confronts them and
asks them to stop building and to vacate the land until after
the appeal; noting-no transactions by crown-to happen until
after the appeal; land was freehold land until 1912, first
nation offer to give money for land in turn to vacate; land
can not be sold "our territory"
Government sold land in 1913 to a white family and evicted
first nation people at that time and destroyed their structures
Young men meet with frog clan to discuss required vacancy
-" it's our territory" "my territory"
-young men required more time and get 10 more days but no
building
People who sold the story to young men showed have been in
dispute with frog clan
Frog clan signs real estate people to buy land from young
men
Killer whale clan interrupts deal and believes frogs will
be favoured
Frogs are trying to get land back " to get the white
people off it"
Young men moved away -call it "extortion"-killer
whales still dispute frogs ' ownership of land
W&G talk British Colombia and Canadian government to
court
Will not settle for anything less than total ownership and
control of land---taking land was a theft from first nation
people
Chiefs argue that land is theirs to own and use, but histories
are ORAL not Written because their culture is ORAL not WRITTEN
Wanted courts to consider oral because "how do we defennine
history" -is it "truth" when it's in writing
but not spoken?
First nation people: first people to walk the territories
are the owners of the land, and the stones for walking the
land are their oral histories
In provincial court, presented oral histories to judges march
8/ 91 Judge Mcheacherr decided aboviginal right were extinguished
when whites took over; first nation rights not valid lives
were "nasty, brutish and short" before white people
came along; oral histories were dismissed as unreliable
First nation people mad and sad at government
Some people welcomed the decision
People seem to think that because first nation people culture
changed when white people came that they don't deserve the
land now
First nation people appealed the decision
Top bidder at forestr timber auctiow was given a first nation
piece of art (photo/painting)
People feel that if they hand over the land that it won't
be developed, it will sit empty and not generate money therefore
they'll be develop handouts from Ottawa---this differs from
first nation prove that land is valuable regardless of development
or not
When you don't coutiol the land, you work for them
Hundreds of first nation people make their living by logging
One first nation person not happy about trees being cut down
from land, but likes it because it's his " bread and
butter"
Logging company clear cutting of first nation land
First nation never signed a treaty to give up land and were
forced to reserves with Indian act forbade /prohibited them
to get land back
Indian Act exists so people can steal first nation land
Hobenshields have been on land for a long time, own a logging
mill
First nation people set up a blockade for logging, people
can't get through to go to walk, etc
Chiefs don't want to stop the logging , " they just
want to change how its done"
Blockade make people very angry, emotional and hostile
People (hobenshields) apprlached first nation with a court
injunction to get rid of the blockade, first nation people
refuse to tade it
First nation people build up the blockade structure
People are very angry because blockade has prevents people
from working
Taking land away then was strong, but what should he done
now
Hostility to blockade is slowly growing---soon the erupt
in violence
First nation people believe that the blockades hurt all the
communities include the first nation people, but they must
continue
First nation people refuse to take down the blockade
White people believe that it would be easier to just eliminate
the first nation people
Violence against first nation people at the blockade and
against the blockade , structure ---no changes were laid in
relation to the attacks
Attempts made to gaing government attention to the blockade
Presence at blockade escalated at structure
White people want the blockade taken down
Gitksan law vs government law
First nation people logging stopped for a year and to war
with hobenshields, government says no---it won't be done
Hobenshields agree not to cut new trees for 1 year, will
only clean up what they have already felled even though ministry
of forests (government) side no
Blockade taken down
New log mill sold to a different company along with it the
right to cut 1000 of tress--- first nation people not happy
That mill was sold
Railways run through the land, first nation people getting
irritated about logging-want to blcdkade the Canadian nation
rail line
Court injunction orders first nation off the track-they don't
leave
Royal camp monoutain police confront blockades on the tracks
Blockade taken down, pople auested, they take about their
histories
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