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Old 08-27-2010, 08:41 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by tete View Post

I've heard stuff recently comparing the Roma to First Nations in Canada - ostracized, demeaned, suppressed and stereotyped by unflattering characteristics.
Here where I live, natives on the reserve get money thrown at them steady, for instance, $100,000 when they turn 18.

The Oil companies pay the bands a handsome "ransom" that is distributed regularly throughout their lives.
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