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Originally Posted by Azure
Like I said, there are lots of people on the outside of the system looking in who are not willing to make the tough choices to abolish the reserve system and get the aboriginal community back into normal society.
Mostly because its racist to suggest we should be doing something else than classing them as second tier citizens. Or something like that.
God knows why we think the current model is anything BUT racist.
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The current model is built on treaties signed in what can really only be considered a different world. It isn't just people "on the outside of the system" that need to be convinced, but those on the inside as well. In between, we have a couple centuries of mutual distrust - particularly (and deservedly) on the native side - and a "ruling class" on the reserves that certainly would fight tooth and nail against cutting off the gravy train. And god only knows how many other interests looking to profit, re-purpose or undermine any attempts at changes.