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Originally posted by Thunderball@Apr 22 2005, 02:03 AM
I think many Natives, Canadians and Politicians would love to see the end of reservations, myself being one of them. Its self-defeating for them, and a problem for society.
The problem is simply how to get rid of the reserves, integrate Natives into society and have them as productive members without being labelled as history's greatest monsters for assimilating their culture into our own.
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Question for you. Natives are very connected to the land and want to be able to maintain that connection to the land in as pristine a manner as possible, so how do you propose they have the opportunity to continue to do this without reservations?
Question for everyone. How can the plains indians, who were nomads and had no permanent home, claim that they have any more connection to the land than anyone else? Plus how do you explain the polution and wildlife issues (over hunting and fishing) that take place on reserves when these same people claim to have a connection to the land and a responsibility to that land?