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Originally Posted by spuzzum
This is patch work, not a solution or reconciliation. There are federal and provincial pending lawsuits on a huge variety of topics / subjects. I think the only true way to move forward is one final "agreement" / "deal" to help our back yard amalgamate into Canadian society - whatever the historical or current issue is.
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They are part of society. Saying aboriginal people need to integrate into Canadian society is the same seemingly logical but proven to be extremely misguided thinking that resulted in the atrocities of the Residential School System and the abduction of children.
The fact is, aboriginal people do not need to integrate into Canadian society. Canadian society needs to incorporate their culture and way of life into what we believe Canadian society to be.
Someone living on a reserve is no less an equal and exemplary member of our society than someone living in Bankview. This thinking is what needs to change, not aboriginal culture.