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Originally Posted by GGG
Not that I agree with what I about to post but I think it is worth framing the argument from the other point of view.
you are being colonial. These traditional lands were not lost through war or ceded through treaty and are not inhabited by Canadians. So why because Ottawa draws a line on a paper does that make it Canada. On what grounds did these bands give up sovereignty to these lands? What jurisdiction does Canada have other than their own self declaration.
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International recognition, enforcement power. Canada has annexed the land, be it declared or undeclared. Do these chiefs not follow Canadian law? Would they not expect to find themselves in a Canadian jail, should they murder a colleague? Do they not accept benefits from the government? If they were to travel outside the country, what passport would they travel on? Would any country recognize a Unist'ot'en passport?
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Originally Posted by GGG
Giving people privilege based on birthright sounds about what white males have been doing the last few hundred here’s. Why when it benefits the current inhabitants of the land is that no longer okay.
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Because you can't fix racism with more racism. People who would never accept the rule of a hereditary chief in their own life are forgetting their principles here out of convenience.