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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I still believe that many natives believe they are still owed by "the white man".
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It's a shame but really they aren't owed anything. Like every civ at some point of its existence it's been taken over by another one - you conform or you die. It's sad but reality - what the Canadian government did though, good intentions or not, is try to keep their heritage alive by basically giving them just enough to work for nothing.
The reserves have become a breeding ground for abuse, neglect, and apathy. It's tragic and the only politician I can remember who told it how he saw it concerning the reserves was Preston Manning; but I think he had to drop that platform because of the political backlash.