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Originally Posted by spuzzum
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics...vors-1.4342462
$35 - $50k per person for being placed in non-aboriginal homes during the 60s causing a loss of their identity and culture.
I'm really tired of settlements, land claims, agreements from the 1800s. We're all Canadians, plain and simple. No further special treatment for X group over Y group.
I could go on and on about this settlement, but isn't this like putting a Dutch kid into a German home or a Catholic into an atheist home?
Some kids have a very rough go and it's great our society has a social system in place. In 3rd world countries, we'd be homeless. This just grinds my gears more than the other threads.
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Your posts reeks of ignorance. Tired of settlements and land claims? The monetary value of those are a drop in the bucket to the wealth that the colonized land provided settlers and their many generations after that.
It’s ironic you mention “3rd world countries” in your post as that is the reality for some First Nations especially those in the North. For you it would appear this is out of sight out of mind. But I can tell you from seeing it first hand that it’s god damn heart breaking to see people in those conditions. I truly hope some long term good comes out of this and helps people get a leg up.