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Originally Posted by Neeper
I think reserves are the problem. It's segregation at it's finest. That probably causes animosity and makes it difficult for kids to assimilate into Canadian society. I mean I can't imagine if us "Asians" were separated like that. I certainly would be pissed and feel like the "outside" world didn't want anything to do with me and feel oppressed. Either I try to deal with it or rise up.
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Anyone who has grown up around reserves will agree (some for the wrong reasons of course).
Corruption runs rampant. Funds are siphoned away from community projects, instead feeding personal interests of the controlling groups. ####ty parenting begets ####ty kids, and being isolated from society / the support systems we all have access to only makes it harder to break the cycle.
I grew up in a small town right next to Maskwacis (previously Hobbema), and I'd love to hear the arguments of anyone who wants to keep the current system after seeing the daily struggles of people born into it.