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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
So, uhh, give up the "aristocratic dream" of getting money out of land that the ultimate aristocrat (in a Crown) deemed "Crown land"?
I actually agree with this. And now I'm going to buy a $500 pair of shoes.
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Well, as property rights don't exist on reserves, they have no means to capitalize on their natural resources. Even if they did, the leadership really only expects developers to pay rental fees as users, instead of using their own capacity to build wealth, and allowing certain elites on the reserve to benefit, while the rest of the community gets very little. Furthermore, by expecting renter or user fees from developers, this often places a disincentive on regular band members to gain the experience or training to benefit from the work being done. Most of the work done by First Nations people on big infrastructure projects is along the lines of clean-up or basic labour. This is in spite of the very generous hiring quotas most companies have for First Nations workers.
It is very similar to the old aristocratic prejudice against getting one's hands dirty with the machinations of capitalism. The bands are so left behind in regards to practically everything as a result that is no wonder they go down the absolutely fruitless path of self-destructive lawsuits.
Bought my second pair of $500+ shoes today for my wedding. Feeling great about that.