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Originally Posted by tvp2003
The culture of hunting and gathering is being replaced by a culture of poverty, crime, and substance abuse. I can only imagine what things will be like in another 50 years...
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A friend once said to me: "our ancient hunting and gathering instincts are still with us today, we hunt other people and gather their stuff".
I do agree that the proposition of propping up northern communities (or any sort of reserve) who have no economic output, and where the spiral into reliance and scarcity leads to social dysfunction and crime; needs to be challenged. Both the people of those communities and the government need to work together to get people into healthier areas where we can extend services to them and where they can contribute back. Tradition is beautiful when you are living off the land and according to traditional ways, but you can't expect the same level of services and modernity and modern vices to be able to be in harmony with that. The ancestors of the indigenous people's came across the land bridge into North America for economic reasons. They were following migrating herds of animals, leaving their native land to go somewhere else for better opportunities. Aboriginal communities today seriously need to evaluate the conditions of living in isolated enclaves and think about moving to better pastures for the benefit of everyone.