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Old 02-17-2017, 11:24 AM
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called for $25 per chief and regular payments of $12 to every other person (think headman? got a bit more) in 1873 dollars would be worth what in todays currency. looked after them for schooling and medicine promised in 1873 has evolved for everyone in Canada including other people. as has weaponry for those that hunt and the roads traveled by everyone in the country. The reason the treaties promised natives the "moon" is because they were dealing with the Queen whose representatives said she was bound to look after them forever in return for natives allowing settlement and "sharing" the land without incident. In actual fact many natives believe most of those promises were broken or compromised and natives were actually held down. Some believe that it was actually a case of cultural genocide with no intention of honoring the promises so they could promise anything at all hoping with disease and other factors the population would cease to exist. Remember the old saying "I am from the government and here to help" brings back so many bad memories/stories for natives. I find many things ironic in that the government refused to entrench native rights in the constitution until natives went to the international community and even England to involve the Queen in 1982. It was the worldwide stage that embarressed Canada to clean up their act. Some interesting comparisons now a days with Canada bringing in and supporting refuges with generous housing and living allowances. We have a history of treating just about everyone better than our own natives. Hutterites, Mennonites and even Mormans came to Canada to escape persecution and thrived. They acquired land were allowed to vote and interact and prospered. They kept their language were exempt from some taxes and military service. Natives could not travel without written permission from agents, families were torn apart, traditions and cultural practices discouraged and even outlawed including speaking their native language. they could not marry, join the military or vote (1952)until they swore to give up their "rights". Turdo and his father says we are an open society with entrenched rights and freedoms welcoming everyone but our history with natives shows in many ways they are still considered inferior and always have been so prevented from becoming full productive members of society. If you create dependence you must support it if you allow freedom and integration everyone can prosper equally. We are not there yet.
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