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Originally Posted by Coys1882
This is good - we ####ed this up and amends need to be made to the people who suffered.
But now what? How do we fix this broken system which are the reserves? You can pay all the apology money that you like but it really should be used to find a way to bring these small pockets of our nation out of third world status.
"We're sorry - and we want to fix what we've done. Help us find a way to keep your culture but break these never ending circles of alcoholism, abuse, corruption and poverty"
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We need to get good leadership from First Nations, leaders like Chief Clarence Louie from the Osoyoos Reserve. The circle can be broken.
And we have to give more decision making to the reserves. Mistakes will be made initially and there will be grumbling but I see that as the only way to reduce their total dependency.
That will be a long struggle in some cases as corruption runs rampant in many reserves. And we will have to be patient.
I always say that it takes at least 2 or 3 subsequent generations to undo the mistakes of the first generation.
So how many generations of First Nations were exposed to the residential school system and the 60's Scoop? Yeah, it will take a long time and a lot of patience.