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Old 08-11-2014, 04:33 PM   #41
MelBridgeman
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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon View Post
What makes it different is 'we' signed treaties with 'them' agreeing to pay or provide services to them as payment for their land.
First Nations are just that, legal entities that pre date Canada, as such, like when we pay a company for a service, I used the example of Ford and GM, we don't get to know or direct what Ford does with that money.

I say all of this while still thinking that the disclosure is a good thing and in fact the winding down of the band system would be the best for individual natives
Of course we don't get to direct (and neither is the case here), but those companies are publicly traded and financial statements are released every year..so ya you have an idea what it does with it's money.
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