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Originally posted by Calgary Flames@Apr 21 2005, 05:50 PM
I never claimed to know anything regarding any of this really...  I do however have opinions that may seem ignorant but I really couldn't care less my friend...
In regards to how I know that kids with Native status getting money (and lots of it for their 18th Birthday) I knew a native guy during High School so he may have been full of shinguard, but I trusted him. This kid was failing classes left and right and sometimes all he would talk about was how he was going to spend his government money when he turned 18... It wouldn't suprise me if I saw him on 8th ave asking for money now sadly...
What I do know as a fact is that Natives get benefits that most Canadians do not.. I don't know who exactly gets it, or how much and never claimed to know such things...
I also don't know if this is fact but don't natives get Free post secondary education? or discounts?? How is that fair to regular joe tax paying canadian?
I think reserves do need more help in getting their own people in order, better role models... Chris Simon for one helps out alot in his home town, so instead of Fleury bitching, why doesn't he do anything about it??
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So basically you "knew one guy who was going to get money back in high school", and that paints the whole picture for you?
You don't even know why he got that money. As was suggested, that money could be coming from mineral rights. In other words, that money he "got" was his.
My mom makes money off the mineral rights on a farm her grandparents bought in the 20's and it's not even in the family anymore. I'm next. Is there a problem with that?
Natives do get "benefits" most Canadians do not. I would guess that a lot of those benefits come as part of a long-ago signed contract. I'm not a historian but I'm quite certain the white man wasn't the one under pressure during the negotiations.