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Originally Posted by icecube
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.
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No, not "because" they were signed. Benefits from the land and resources would have still been reaped with or without Treaties.
There are many areas that don't fall under Treaties and they are equally successful.
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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.
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The Treaties may or may not go away, but I would argue things like the Indian Act and other race-based policies will and likely should.