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Originally Posted by Azure
Well I have a question.
Should our goal be to get rid of the Indian Act with the idea of creating a level playing field, and accept the fact that it will take 2-3 generations until we actually get that level playing field?
Fun fact, Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chretien wanted to either get rid of the Indian Act, or modify it back in the 1970s.
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Treaties were made with independent nations in exchange for land so unless we want to buy out the treaties in some fashion you will still have obligations to First Nations people that you don’t to other citizens so it certainly is difficult.
It certainly needs modernization, the path forward also needs to be driven by Ottawa listening to the needs of individual bands as opposed to the time tested colonial / parental approach that has been used historically.