Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
More than half of aboriginals in Canada now live in cities, so I would say that many are willingly undergoing integration and there are probably many others that would welcome the opportunity but the reserve system impedes them.
Integration is probably the only way they can ensure their cultural survival well into the future. Isolation is literally killing them by making them destitute and depressed. Not to mention creating genetic bottle necks in some communities.
The truth is, cultures constantly change and adapt to the changing world. People who don't adapt will see their culture become extinct.
|
Assimilation and integration are two wholly different things though.
And like I said above, we're talking about a group whose rights are constitutionally enshrined due to their existence as a self sustaining society on Canadian soil that predates our country. Any kind of "sink or swim" type solution or any plan that has a goal of assimilation is simply an impossibility in the face of Aboriginal rights under the law.