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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Oh, they can do whatever they want with their land, that's fine. But they can all go to hell when they start trying to tell us what we can and can't do with our land. And that is exactly what they are doing.
If we are obligated to give them access, fine. I doubt very much that the treaty says we are obligated to give them access wherever they want. Go a couple kms farther down Crowchild, build the turn up to the edge of city limits, and let them deal with building their own road on their own land. Sorry, we have to close this access so we can build our interchange. Tough cookies.
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Is it really necessary to close off access to Grey Eagle or is it some sort of retaliation for wasted negotiation time? If I lived on the reserve, perception would certianly be on the side of retaliation. In my opinion the easiest way to deal with the natives is to not deal with the natives. They (The Tsu Tina) have the trump card to negotiate virtually anything they want whether it be on 'our' land or 'their' land and they know it and have in place a large lobby to defend that stance indefinately. Trust me, finding solutions that have the least potential to deal with them (even from a PR standpoint) are always the best path. Even if that means buying out property owners in Lakeview to avoid cutting off access to Grey Eagle. In the end pissing them off will always be of higher cost than anything you have to do to avoid raising their concerns.