Stateless nations project

•      Investigate about “Stateless nations”:

–     Work in pairs.

–      Choose a nation from the list given.

–     Find information following the points given, and make a Power Point.

–     The presentation shouldn’t be longer than 5 minutes and no shorter than 2.

LIST OF STATELESS NATIONS

Kurdistan

Tibet

Quebec

Occitan

Kashmir

Scotland

Wales

Brittany

Chechnya

Frisia

Corsica

Sapmi

Inuits

Wallonia

Western Sahara

Yorubaland

Azawad

How to do the project:

-          Identification:

o   Common characteristics: language, culture, religion, ethnicity…

o   Territory: Where is it located, state or states that governs the region

o   Population: number of inhabitants aprox.

o   Area: Surface in km2, borders.

-          Analysis:

o   Historical facts:

§  Origins of these nations

§  Conflicts: Most relevant ones along its history.

§  Current political situation: Political parties, armed groups, parliaments or other institutions, autonomy…

-          Conclusion:

o   Would this nation become a state? Explain your conclusion thoroughly.