Of Canada's 1.3 million First Nations people, fifty-seven percent live on reserves - according to Ministry of Indian and Northern Affairs. Many reserves are characterized by poverty, disease and hardship. Is there just one sure way to end the shameful conditions in remote native communities? We debate whether the time has come to shut down First Nations reserves.
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mark8732king 1 year ago
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moabelobenny 1 year ago
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Zeppish01 2 years ago
then developing constitutions as people, as communities, as nations of people. Our leaderships are failing us because of what they are allowed to do through the Indian Act. They have been placed too far above the people whom they are supposed to only speak for.
aaron7721 3 years ago
...that keeps our leaderships dependent on government handouts. This distribution then forms a "Culturally Harmonious Dependency" right from each levels of Indian governance - AFN, AFN Regionals, Tribal Councils, Bands, and our own people reliant upon welfare. Our whole Indian Nation is dependent upon a system of welfare whether we like it or not. There is no way out of it unless we begin to take steps, or understand, the benefits of disgarding the Indian Act from our leaderships and...
aaron7721 3 years ago
The columnist thinks people like me are best not having land but working at the 7-11 in the city. The Indian Acts have kept Indian people secluded out of any economic successes for decades. Its a shame that the only "economic development" that can occur is through Casinos, which in my opinion is dirty money. Another thing is that it is not collective land ownership being the root of the problem, it is the democracy that was instilled on our reserves by way of the Indian Act...
aaron7721 3 years ago