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mykalberta · 05-24-2006, 04:00 PM

Also, after reading a few pages the discussion is getting close to what I would consider over the line and lockable. Please keep this not about "natives" but about the situation. Back-story or not they are on public propert and the cops seem to be acting like a bunch of useless a$$es.

Here is some backstory to where my thinking is coming from on this and other "land-claim" issues.

I guess from my standpoint (not sure if this is racist or not). My parents live about 60 minutes outside of Edmonton, to get there I regularily drive through Hobema (one of what I thought was the richest reserves in Canada - oil etc - 10 years ago they had new housing, they have a 5 year old high school (pink and everything)). I know that people complain about water and health quality in reserves, but over the many years of driving through there, you tend to notice little things like housing conditions, lawns, etc. Things that would be unacceptable in SunnySide (cars on cement blocks, unkept lawns for what look like months on end) seem to be acceptable there.

Now I dont know the culture of why that may be and if that is the culture then so be it, but when I hear about sub standard water and health conditions and protests of blockading roads (I know if some mofo blocked memorial in protest of whatever - I would tend to think screw you and drive right through), I always think back to Hobema where I am sure at one point they had nice homes and nice lawns and within no less then 10 years it has deteriorated to what I would consider unliveable. And then I hear about blockades and the rest and I am sorry if this offends anyone but I tend to say to myself, well what did I expect.

I guess this raises another legit question,

The Quebec thing, Ipper-whatever, and now this. Why do yo never hear about his kind of stuff West of Ontario. Is there a different agreement in place, or what?

I have heard of similar things out West but it tends to be more hunting/fishing lands - but it never gets to this point. I wonder why this is - does anyone have any insight?

MYK

05-24-2006, 04:00 PM	#46
mykalberta Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calgary Exp:	Also, after reading a few pages the discussion is getting close to what I would consider over the line and lockable. Please keep this not about "natives" but about the situation. Back-story or not they are on public propert and the cops seem to be acting like a bunch of useless a$$es. Here is some backstory to where my thinking is coming from on this and other "land-claim" issues. I guess from my standpoint (not sure if this is racist or not). My parents live about 60 minutes outside of Edmonton, to get there I regularily drive through Hobema (one of what I thought was the richest reserves in Canada - oil etc - 10 years ago they had new housing, they have a 5 year old high school (pink and everything)). I know that people complain about water and health quality in reserves, but over the many years of driving through there, you tend to notice little things like housing conditions, lawns, etc. Things that would be unacceptable in SunnySide (cars on cement blocks, unkept lawns for what look like months on end) seem to be acceptable there. Now I dont know the culture of why that may be and if that is the culture then so be it, but when I hear about sub standard water and health conditions and protests of blockading roads (I know if some mofo blocked memorial in protest of whatever - I would tend to think screw you and drive right through), I always think back to Hobema where I am sure at one point they had nice homes and nice lawns and within no less then 10 years it has deteriorated to what I would consider unliveable. And then I hear about blockades and the rest and I am sorry if this offends anyone but I tend to say to myself, well what did I expect. I guess this raises another legit question, The Quebec thing, Ipper-whatever, and now this. Why do yo never hear about his kind of stuff West of Ontario. Is there a different agreement in place, or what? I have heard of similar things out West but it tends to be more hunting/fishing lands - but it never gets to this point. I wonder why this is - does anyone have any insight? MYK Last edited by mykalberta; 05-24-2006 at 04:06 PM.