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Old 01-26-2013, 11:30 PM   #1047
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch View Post
If the Natives want things to be worse, declare themselves as a separate nation and get far less money and help then they do now.
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But I'm sure that Sally Struthers would be on the next plane north
I remember reading before that the life expectancy for natives at the time of European contact was something like 30 years old. They were in bad shape in a lot of parts of North America, and considering how far back they were from the rest of the world in technology, it's hard to imagine things would have improved.

I'd be willing to bet the quality of living for most is better now than it would have been if Canada was not built on this land.
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