Interesting blog post with many links, including links to the rcap document I posted earlier.
If relocation is the answer, what is the question?
http://apihtawikosisan.com/2016/04/i...-the-question/
The main thesis here: the problem is colonialism. Not isolation.
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Right now, many people are arguing that the only alternative to the colonially created reserve system is integration into urban centres where there is more economic possibility.
This overlooks that Indigenous peoples are already massively urbanized, with over half living in a town or city. While this does not compare to the 80% of non-Indigenous Canadians that are urbanized, it does at least give us a large sample size to examine.
If over 50% of Indigenous peoples are already “relocated” (some of whom have been urbanized for generations), then surely over 50% of Indigenous peoples are experiencing the positive outcomes that relocation is supposed to provide?
Nope, hate to burst your bubble. While there are some slight improvements in terms of educational attainment, job opportunities and earnings, urbanization (relocation) is hardly the panacea it is being presented as.
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