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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Call the RCMP if you have a problem with tresspassers.
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Didn't the RCMP have their hands full dealing with a fatal accident investigation?
While I agree that it would have been better if the toll imposed went to support the band as a whole, the alternative would have been to either let people pass for free, or turn them back. The land did belong to the men in question; as they are part of the band that owns the land.
A better analogy would be my son charging people to park on my driveway. He may not be on the title, but it is his house. It would be better if the money was going to me; but with the alternative of him letting people park on my driveway for free- it's better that he gets paid.
You also have to remember a bit of the history; and dare I say phycology. As a group of people, there is still a lot of resentment over what us white people have taken from them. Not just hundreds of years ago, but even as recently as a generation ago with the schools. They take a certain amount of satisfaction in being able to charge us back. And I take this info from friends who live on another reserve, who make sure I know exactly what to say to anybody who stops me. I have to be able to say who I am visiting and exactly where I am going, and that they are expecting me.