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Originally Posted by 1stLand
"If natives had the same work ethic / desire to work and lived off the reserve they would enjoy the same benefits."
I think I painted everyone with the same brush with that statement and it was a bad judgement call.
What I meant was, if perpetually unemployed able-bodied natives had the same desire to work and live off the reserve, they would have the opportunity to better their lives.
I know plenty of native people that live on and off the reserve and are great people.
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Well I think that's true for pretty much anyone who is reliant upon social programs to a substantial degree. People of any ethnicity that lack the desire to work are generally not going to have much in the way of opportunities, natives just happen to draw from different programs than other Canadians.