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Originally Posted by FanIn80
I honestly don't think anyone should care which race anyone else in this discussion is, or where they come from.
The underlying point is that we have a groups of people (First Nation members) living in areas of this country that are regularly given a collection of various benefits. These benefits are paid for by other groups people (non-First Nation members) in this country through many different means of taxation. None of these methods of taxation apply to the groups of First Nations members that receive the benefits, and these groups are now wondering why they don't receive even more benefits.
The groups of non-First Nation members have indicated that they are open to having this discussion, but would first like to know why the current collection of benefits are not enough, and what types of added benefits the groups of First Nation members would like to receive.
I honestly don't understand what something like race has to do with this at all.
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I'm not First Nations but I do know that I benefit from this land and its resources, just like everyone else because Treaties were signed. Those Treaty rights were given to First Nations in return for the land "as long as the sun shines and the rivers flow". They will not go away just like we won't stop benefiting from living on this land and exploiting it's resources.
Those treaty benefits are a pittance in return for the crap they've gone through as a people over the centuries. I know which side I'd rather have.