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opendoor · 05-12-2012, 01:52 AM

Reading people talk about this issue that they really have no idea about makes my brain hurt. No offense to anyone in particular, but it's a lot more complicated than what many are portraying. Also realize that no matter how well intentioned, bringing up phrases like "assimilate them" is treading on some pretty offensive territory.

The Reserve System is broken and it has been for its entire existence. But the notion that First Nations peoples are going to be helped by abrogating legal responsibilities, stripping them of their right's and throwing them into a "sink or swim" scenario is absolute fantasy.

The sad thing is it can take many generations to overcome and heal what it only took a few years to **** up. Unfortunately the government has spent the last century and a half first systematically trying to destroy native peoples and then ignoring them. Only recently has anyone begun to take the issue seriously and it'll take many decades to fix.

05-12-2012, 01:52 AM	#51
opendoor Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Exp:	Reading people talk about this issue that they really have no idea about makes my brain hurt. No offense to anyone in particular, but it's a lot more complicated than what many are portraying. Also realize that no matter how well intentioned, bringing up phrases like "assimilate them" is treading on some pretty offensive territory. The Reserve System is broken and it has been for its entire existence. But the notion that First Nations peoples are going to be helped by abrogating legal responsibilities, stripping them of their right's and throwing them into a "sink or swim" scenario is absolute fantasy. The sad thing is it can take many generations to overcome and heal what it only took a few years to **** up. Unfortunately the government has spent the last century and a half first systematically trying to destroy native peoples and then ignoring them. Only recently has anyone begun to take the issue seriously and it'll take many decades to fix. Last edited by opendoor; 05-12-2012 at 01:55 AM.