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Originally Posted by Slava
Do you think Harper and the GG should meet with her and other First Nations leaders though? My understanding is that she wants to discuss treaties and how they're both effective at this point (although I'm not well educated in this whole thing).
I think they should meet. Have some open and honest discussion about a treaty/reserve system that is clearly doing no good for either side and maybe make some progress toward a better future. When you see the conditions on the reserves and the corruption you have to wonder what "culture" is being preserved here. I say that not based on anything meant to be racist or derogatory towards the First Nations either; its just that with as much corruption and terrible conditions as we've seen (and that's a whole other concern, in that its largely self reported), is there a lot of culture left to preserve?
I'm not a fan of hunger strikes either. I actually think the other methods used here are great, and there has been nothing wrong with them. I just think the hunger strike is worse because its pure martyrdom. I know, that's the point. I suppose I can just picture being on the other side and would just say "OK, don't eat then, its your decision."
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I think that if they go through the proper channels then yes they should meet but I would hope that they don't meet with the chick on the hunger strike as that seems to promote the idea that people pulling stupid stunts will get the meeting rather than people doing things the right way.
Not sure much will come out of the meetings because the people at the top have the most to gain by keeping the system the way it is with them stealing money from the general folk, keeping them reliant on the band and promoting the idea that they are being held down by the man and that staying away from "the whites man" world is the best thing for them.