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Old 09-19-2013, 02:05 PM   #1316
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Originally Posted by burn_this_city View Post
Why am I or anyone alive today responsible for what happened 150 years ago? People that treat First Nations as victims are enabling the cycle of poverty.
One reason is that treaty 7 and treaty 8 transferred control of VAST natural resources to Canada and then (eventually) to Alberta.

Those resources are the heart of the economy that you and I benefit from.

And those treaties were NOT square deals...

That is one reason why you might care
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