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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
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.
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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