It is important, yes to note, that many people sending negative comments don't have the full picture. I agree with both arguments, one that our governments need to be more accountable, and two that the overall Federal system has completely failed. However, it is clear from the comments I receive that many people don't have near enough background to comment. Ie. cost of doing business in a northern remote community, bureaucracy costs, history, etc. This is why only some comments make it.
Miigwetch...great video. In response to SrcubBeiber, your gathering of information and facts needs to be improved upon. Government makes promises at every turn in the road but do they follow through with all of them? And would they be sharing facts with the voting constituents that would look unfavorably on elected officials? NO & NO. Don`t believe everything government feeds you, obviously the government funded education they have promised you is lacking in grammatical structure.
I am a french lady from france and also a recent learner about cherokee culture so I have seen what reservation are really by the videos I could find. I have to say that usa government is a monster native people were the first here so they deserve respect they are human like all of us they are our brother and sister. all who insult no need to say you have no hear or brain you have been brainwashed by your governement.
The only change we can start with is educating our people to speak their truth and start standing up for what they believe in. We also need to start putting our own people into those government positions and it begins with us and me today. We have lived under their thumb long enough, I am Deni, meaning person and I live off the land like I was taught. A six generation to first contact, so I need to teach my children how to survive today's world and teach them about our land and what it holds.
It's about time that the Canadian Government and the American Government do something for these people. What is it that you are afraid of?? You must be afraid of something since you are in the need of keeping these people down. Why can't you just accept them?? Why aren't they helped when natural disasters hits their communities? Why are they hidden away? What have they ever done to you? Enough is enough and these people deserve help and acceptance!!
I'm not being rude but if this video is at all related to the current state of Attawapiskat. You might want to re-name this video. Im not a racist nor am I a rich spioled white kid... but when the government gives a comunity of 1800 people 34 million dollers a year and an avridge or 70,000$ dollers per household there, let alone the 42m De breers give them every year and instead of rebilding the school they buy a hocley rink and zamboni take a look at the head council there.. what are they doing
@ScrubBeiber101 we actually got 9000 / year...not 70000..DeBeers does not give our reserve any money...it goes to the Ontario Gov... the Zamboni was purchased on money raised from bingo's and other fundraising initiatives by the community... please get the facts... not what the gov wants you to know...they just want you to know the facade they put forth on this issue to save face...
NATIVEs ARE MAKING A STAND FROM THIS DAY FORWARD..we were here first before the invention of paper or ink...and i will gladly die for what i beleive in..
To all on reserves this is just another sad sad cases of our Canadian Goverment FAILURE - the have money for all over the world but not our Country our friends famillies - - 80,000.000 million to a communist country CHINA but never you mind out of site out of mind hide the needy in Canada - - just in Ottawa Billions for a stuipid transit service and 200 million for a Library - - God I hope they or there famillies or future grand children never have to bare what these people have GOD Bless you a
i am appalled by the suicide rates. once i saw interviews with young inuit adults on al jazeera news mentioning that they lost their best friends. thus, it's sad, considering how beautiful they look.
the firsrt thing i want to say is, sorry.... it BS that you guys have to live like that....i heard on bbc radio the predicament you guys r in....i hope the gov't heres your crys and steps to the plate and does something to help...god bless u's
While aboriginal communities are economically separated from the rest of Canada, THEY WILL BE POOR.
The only way out of this mess is by opening up the economy to the reserves. Canada happens to have a spectacularly good economy (especially these days) and the reserves are cut off from all that wealth simply because investment and legal trade does not exist in the reserves.
Let's keep their political and cultural autonomy, but open up their economies to the rest of Canada!
@SentientRaven agreed. i saw something on the news in halifax about attawpiskat and bawled my eyes out. like a baby. why dont these smart, creative, people stand UP and start the Native spring. Demand their asses off for change, protest, show the world, get it on not only CTV but BBC world, Aljazeera CNN, ABC (australian), NHK. start putting real pressure on ottawa. i would join them, id stand with them if they would do it!! come on, you guys dont deserve to be cut off from the wealth as this...
@SentientRaven ...guy has stated. WAKE UP! get a movement going (thats not my suggestion of course) but yeah. i hate to see people having to live like this because of our government...they're causing it....keeping you cut off. i dunno i say its time for uprising. i know it would be peaceful, that's what native people are about, not vilence...this is sick. it really is. im dontaing to the red cross tomorrow...please help
@SentientRaven with all this poverty on reserves and the rerserves are sitting on top of Natural resources worth in the millions why are Natives poor.The Natives should mine those resources themselves and employ nonnatives.And never mind the government they are a failure, as reality is revealing what the situation is on the resrves.And why are the Natives looking to the government when they are turning a blind eye..
1) Australia must be returned to native people,2)aboriginal language must be included as an official language and studied at schools, 3)the flag must be changed representing the true meaning of Australia,4)the truth about illegitimate existence of British Crown since Cook's arrival must be revealed and aboriginal ownership must be fully recognised and sealed,5)QEII must be removed from coins and banknotes,
6)life penalty must be applied for damages caused to aboriginal people by BritGovnt/Crown
I have written a song called "Fee Eagle" It is about Aboriginal rights I am from Nova Scotia and am calling to all Canadian Aboriginal's to check it out this came from the depths of my soul. I am a singer,song writer, pianist. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your video thank you
Last time i drove through an indian reserve, Looked like none of the houses were complete...only to find out that the reason for this is so they dont have to pay back the loan as the house is still "in construction". Last time I talked to a teacher in Brantford (near six nations) they said most students drop out of school after they receive their grade 9 payout...where did their sense of pride go?
It all comes down to human rights. When are we/they going to wake up and help extend this "rights." Equal opportunity for all does NOT mean dissolving or integrating a culture into another. Okay?!
As a white Canadian it makes me absolutely sick to my stomach to watch the Canadian govt. do nothing. The Führer spent over 1 billion dollars on a photo op (g20 summit) to impress his buddies but refuses to help northern FN communities that don't even have running water??? Imagine how many schools that money would have built.
jai tellement honte de nous....pourquoi ne somme nous pas capable de nous entraider??? Its time for revolution...please think different people...its not suppose to be like this...arrrrggghhhh...revolution is coming!!!! from quebec canada!! im ready!!!!!
See you need to take responcibility for your own life. You are right the government does not care about you. The only one in the world that cares is your mom and if she does not care how would you expect some government man to care? He lives in an opulant palace hundreds of miles away. Stop being Indians. Don't live under the Indian Act and live to your full potential! You have what it takes and you can do it. Don't be afraid but be bold. I wish you well on your journey.
@Tonkadude1001 The government is elected to represent people. Government is supposed to be a public service. People are not supposed to serve them and morph to suit them. If they don't care, you MAKE them care in any way you can. That's fighting corruption. That's taking responsibilty for your own life.
@TwilightFalls That's the issue here, THEIR government is doing ALL they can. The money's there, it's just not getting to them. This is a breakdown between the federal and band council channels...plain old bureaucracy. Hopefully now that the media has taken this, moreso recently, something WILL be done! The rest of Canada hasn't forgotten you...we just didn't know! Beautiful video, it made me cry and now I'm going to start harassing OUR MPs to DO SOMETHING!!!! You all have my respect. <3
@TwilightFalls Did you know that the Canadian Human Rights Code DID NOT apply on Reservations until April 2011? So who/where were we suppose to complain to all this time? PROTESTS that the general public would jump up and down and claim 'them Indians are always complaining about something'
AND as far as Matrimonial Rights is just currently on the table for Parliament to DISCUSS not pass the law/amendment to the Indian Act to allow women this basic right in Canada. Again where to complain?
@Tonkadude1001 You really need to give your head a shake. They are indians and deserve what you and I get living in Canada. For you to tell them to Stop being indians is an insult to who they are. That would be like me telling you to stop being who you are & just to submit to Government Neglect. The government made promises and should stop playing on the lives of the indian people for governmental gain (land) These people have the right to defend their lives and ancestry, just as u do!
90 miillion in aid for housing .So stop pissing and moaning about how bad things are. Its the same on all reservations, the money trail ends at the band office ....the money ends up with the chief , his family and friends the rest get nothing. When that money is gone they cry for more ...Its about accountability nothing more . Ive seen it on the reserve I grew up next to ..and nothing has changed since.
@Tonkadude1001 Do you even have a clue? Even if they chose to move where there are "more jobs", they don't have the money to do it, and they are discriminated against in hiring.
@Tonkadude1001 Sorry good sir but I will never stop being an Aboriginal person. It is my blood, it is my life, it is who I am. I don't have to stop being native to take responsibility for my life, none of us. It's the government that needs to be fixed. Not me, Not others like me, NOT my people! I am NOT afraid. I am BOLD. But I don't need to change who I am.
grabbing the music vid, and modelling scenes is gonna wash this sad past away forever! dynamic, goal oriented youth now have a positive, and very profitable direction. you wont see anymore old pre-fab shacks full of drafty wind.
It is important, yes to note, that many people sending negative comments don't have the full picture. I agree with both arguments, one that our governments need to be more accountable, and two that the overall Federal system has completely failed. However, it is clear from the comments I receive that many people don't have near enough background to comment. Ie. cost of doing business in a northern remote community, bureaucracy costs, history, etc. This is why only some comments make it.
brock38 2 weeks ago
Miigwetch...great video. In response to SrcubBeiber, your gathering of information and facts needs to be improved upon. Government makes promises at every turn in the road but do they follow through with all of them? And would they be sharing facts with the voting constituents that would look unfavorably on elected officials? NO & NO. Don`t believe everything government feeds you, obviously the government funded education they have promised you is lacking in grammatical structure.
fullbloodedcanadian 3 weeks ago
I think you should change your title to " Our Chiefs Don't Care About Us"
TheBeaver1967 1 month ago 12
In france we love native culture be blessed all native people may the creator be with you
malicia58 1 month ago
I am a french lady from france and also a recent learner about cherokee culture so I have seen what reservation are really by the videos I could find. I have to say that usa government is a monster native people were the first here so they deserve respect they are human like all of us they are our brother and sister. all who insult no need to say you have no hear or brain you have been brainwashed by your governement.
malicia58 1 month ago
Great Heart felt video, well done!
neighbouroftheforest 1 month ago
The only change we can start with is educating our people to speak their truth and start standing up for what they believe in. We also need to start putting our own people into those government positions and it begins with us and me today. We have lived under their thumb long enough, I am Deni, meaning person and I live off the land like I was taught. A six generation to first contact, so I need to teach my children how to survive today's world and teach them about our land and what it holds.
joycooperredstone 1 month ago
It's about time that the Canadian Government and the American Government do something for these people. What is it that you are afraid of?? You must be afraid of something since you are in the need of keeping these people down. Why can't you just accept them?? Why aren't they helped when natural disasters hits their communities? Why are they hidden away? What have they ever done to you? Enough is enough and these people deserve help and acceptance!!
eveningstar1982 2 months ago
I'm not being rude but if this video is at all related to the current state of Attawapiskat. You might want to re-name this video. Im not a racist nor am I a rich spioled white kid... but when the government gives a comunity of 1800 people 34 million dollers a year and an avridge or 70,000$ dollers per household there, let alone the 42m De breers give them every year and instead of rebilding the school they buy a hocley rink and zamboni take a look at the head council there.. what are they doing
ScrubBeiber101 2 months ago
@ScrubBeiber101 we actually got 9000 / year...not 70000..DeBeers does not give our reserve any money...it goes to the Ontario Gov... the Zamboni was purchased on money raised from bingo's and other fundraising initiatives by the community... please get the facts... not what the gov wants you to know...they just want you to know the facade they put forth on this issue to save face...
pwamowin 1 month ago
NATIVEs ARE MAKING A STAND FROM THIS DAY FORWARD..we were here first before the invention of paper or ink...and i will gladly die for what i beleive in..
316bluethunder 2 months ago
To all on reserves this is just another sad sad cases of our Canadian Goverment FAILURE - the have money for all over the world but not our Country our friends famillies - - 80,000.000 million to a communist country CHINA but never you mind out of site out of mind hide the needy in Canada - - just in Ottawa Billions for a stuipid transit service and 200 million for a Library - - God I hope they or there famillies or future grand children never have to bare what these people have GOD Bless you a
StJamesapostle 2 months ago
Chief Louie part 1, "A Day of Inspiration", May 2008 watch this and tell me whats wrong with all the other chiefs!
NorthStar639 2 months ago
There needs to be a movie about this, there probably has been but one done by a big movie making company so that people seeee. Songs perfect too
madtiti99 2 months ago
i am appalled by the suicide rates. once i saw interviews with young inuit adults on al jazeera news mentioning that they lost their best friends. thus, it's sad, considering how beautiful they look.
tosh1988 3 months ago
the firsrt thing i want to say is, sorry.... it BS that you guys have to live like that....i heard on bbc radio the predicament you guys r in....i hope the gov't heres your crys and steps to the plate and does something to help...god bless u's
1987vagabond 3 months ago
While aboriginal communities are economically separated from the rest of Canada, THEY WILL BE POOR.
The only way out of this mess is by opening up the economy to the reserves. Canada happens to have a spectacularly good economy (especially these days) and the reserves are cut off from all that wealth simply because investment and legal trade does not exist in the reserves.
Let's keep their political and cultural autonomy, but open up their economies to the rest of Canada!
SentientRaven 3 months ago
@SentientRaven agreed. i saw something on the news in halifax about attawpiskat and bawled my eyes out. like a baby. why dont these smart, creative, people stand UP and start the Native spring. Demand their asses off for change, protest, show the world, get it on not only CTV but BBC world, Aljazeera CNN, ABC (australian), NHK. start putting real pressure on ottawa. i would join them, id stand with them if they would do it!! come on, you guys dont deserve to be cut off from the wealth as this...
jennifer171986 2 months ago
@SentientRaven ...guy has stated. WAKE UP! get a movement going (thats not my suggestion of course) but yeah. i hate to see people having to live like this because of our government...they're causing it....keeping you cut off. i dunno i say its time for uprising. i know it would be peaceful, that's what native people are about, not vilence...this is sick. it really is. im dontaing to the red cross tomorrow...please help
jennifer171986 2 months ago
@SentientRaven with all this poverty on reserves and the rerserves are sitting on top of Natural resources worth in the millions why are Natives poor.The Natives should mine those resources themselves and employ nonnatives.And never mind the government they are a failure, as reality is revealing what the situation is on the resrves.And why are the Natives looking to the government when they are turning a blind eye..
316bluethunder 2 months ago
1) Australia must be returned to native people,2)aboriginal language must be included as an official language and studied at schools, 3)the flag must be changed representing the true meaning of Australia,4)the truth about illegitimate existence of British Crown since Cook's arrival must be revealed and aboriginal ownership must be fully recognised and sealed,5)QEII must be removed from coins and banknotes,
6)life penalty must be applied for damages caused to aboriginal people by BritGovnt/Crown
DocWog 4 months ago
I have written a song called "Fee Eagle" It is about Aboriginal rights I am from Nova Scotia and am calling to all Canadian Aboriginal's to check it out this came from the depths of my soul. I am a singer,song writer, pianist. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your video thank you
Colleenpianoprodigy 4 months ago
Last time i drove through an indian reserve, Looked like none of the houses were complete...only to find out that the reason for this is so they dont have to pay back the loan as the house is still "in construction". Last time I talked to a teacher in Brantford (near six nations) they said most students drop out of school after they receive their grade 9 payout...where did their sense of pride go?
mygeo76 6 months ago
Well done!!!!
TheRidge27 7 months ago
It all comes down to human rights. When are we/they going to wake up and help extend this "rights." Equal opportunity for all does NOT mean dissolving or integrating a culture into another. Okay?!
Outstanding.
kuujjuaq58 8 months ago
As a white Canadian it makes me absolutely sick to my stomach to watch the Canadian govt. do nothing. The Führer spent over 1 billion dollars on a photo op (g20 summit) to impress his buddies but refuses to help northern FN communities that don't even have running water??? Imagine how many schools that money would have built.
PaganBorn79 10 months ago
jai tellement honte de nous....pourquoi ne somme nous pas capable de nous entraider??? Its time for revolution...please think different people...its not suppose to be like this...arrrrggghhhh...revolution is coming!!!! from quebec canada!! im ready!!!!!
tubethatshitout 11 months ago
God my heart hurts:(
butterflykisses6963 11 months ago
great vid
1970gtosd 11 months ago
See you need to take responcibility for your own life. You are right the government does not care about you. The only one in the world that cares is your mom and if she does not care how would you expect some government man to care? He lives in an opulant palace hundreds of miles away. Stop being Indians. Don't live under the Indian Act and live to your full potential! You have what it takes and you can do it. Don't be afraid but be bold. I wish you well on your journey.
Tonkadude1001 1 year ago
@Tonkadude1001 The government is elected to represent people. Government is supposed to be a public service. People are not supposed to serve them and morph to suit them. If they don't care, you MAKE them care in any way you can. That's fighting corruption. That's taking responsibilty for your own life.
TwilightFalls 11 months ago
@TwilightFalls That's the issue here, THEIR government is doing ALL they can. The money's there, it's just not getting to them. This is a breakdown between the federal and band council channels...plain old bureaucracy. Hopefully now that the media has taken this, moreso recently, something WILL be done! The rest of Canada hasn't forgotten you...we just didn't know! Beautiful video, it made me cry and now I'm going to start harassing OUR MPs to DO SOMETHING!!!! You all have my respect. <3
rhondam1970 2 months ago
@TwilightFalls Did you know that the Canadian Human Rights Code DID NOT apply on Reservations until April 2011? So who/where were we suppose to complain to all this time? PROTESTS that the general public would jump up and down and claim 'them Indians are always complaining about something'
AND as far as Matrimonial Rights is just currently on the table for Parliament to DISCUSS not pass the law/amendment to the Indian Act to allow women this basic right in Canada. Again where to complain?
KoOnaJD 1 month ago
@Tonkadude1001 You really need to give your head a shake. They are indians and deserve what you and I get living in Canada. For you to tell them to Stop being indians is an insult to who they are. That would be like me telling you to stop being who you are & just to submit to Government Neglect. The government made promises and should stop playing on the lives of the indian people for governmental gain (land) These people have the right to defend their lives and ancestry, just as u do!
musicfeeds 9 months ago
90 miillion in aid for housing .So stop pissing and moaning about how bad things are. Its the same on all reservations, the money trail ends at the band office ....the money ends up with the chief , his family and friends the rest get nothing. When that money is gone they cry for more ...Its about accountability nothing more . Ive seen it on the reserve I grew up next to ..and nothing has changed since.
GWARCUM 1 month ago 37
@Tonkadude1001 Do you even have a clue? Even if they chose to move where there are "more jobs", they don't have the money to do it, and they are discriminated against in hiring.
TheRidge27 7 months ago
@Tonkadude1001 Sorry good sir but I will never stop being an Aboriginal person. It is my blood, it is my life, it is who I am. I don't have to stop being native to take responsibility for my life, none of us. It's the government that needs to be fixed. Not me, Not others like me, NOT my people! I am NOT afraid. I am BOLD. But I don't need to change who I am.
Eshanty 2 months ago
I care. I am learning so I can help make a difference. Youtube censored my last comment nazi copycats are running turtle island now
TRU2myHEART 1 year ago
grabbing the music vid, and modelling scenes is gonna wash this sad past away forever! dynamic, goal oriented youth now have a positive, and very profitable direction. you wont see anymore old pre-fab shacks full of drafty wind.
acerb45666555 1 year ago
Hi Brock,
I've been looking for stats like this for ages. Where do I locate them (website I mean)? thanks.
angrius 1 year ago