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Originally Posted by rubecube
I don't think it's the best idea to just hand over lumps of cash to people who are in abusive situations or suffering from. I don't think a lot of Canadians truly understand or would be accepting of the amount of public money and administration it would take to end the reserve system, not to mention the legal hurdles.
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No amount of money can erase what the Government did to Natives in the past. Children were taken away from their parents, and placed in residential schools, and the main purpose was to eradicate their language and culture.
If the Government was serious about making the issue better (at least in Winnipeg), they would build more community and rec centres, Aboriginal cultural centres, and addictions treatment centres in the Inner City. However, the opposite is happening, as addiction, community, and recreation centres close down. This leads to increases in gang membership, crime, and drug and alcohol abuse among younger and more vulnerable people.