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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
But he is right and he is the anti-spence.
I think property ownership going forward is the key. First of all it breaks the power monopoly of the Band Councillers. They can no longer hang your housing over your head.
Second of all, it allows them to have ownership and with that collateral, its a right that should have been granted a long time ago.
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I think they tried that in the US at one time. Some band members sold there land to non aboriginal farmers and the reserve started to erode away. So the government had to put a stop to it.
I do agree however. Let the band members use their land as collateral or sell it out right. The reserves will slowly disappear and they will be integrated into Canadian society.