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Originally Posted by Slava
I don't even disagree with what you're saying here, as I noted, I think that the federal/provincial governments have a duty to try to rectify these wrongs (or at least apologize and push toward some sort of reconciliation).
I don't think that the first nations people should just "forget about it and move along" or anything of the sort. But I do think that there is a sort of grey area between that view point and "you should give everything back and fell super guilty because everything was stolen". Maybe I feel that way to placate myself, (although I haven't personally stolen anything and the long line of Slavas ancestors weren't likely involved in anything like this given what I know of them). It's an extremely complicated issue though, and these discussions make me uncomfortable because I don't want anything taken out of context.
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I hope I was clear that I don't think you are dismissive of the situation or that you don't care. that was not my intention.
It's not about giving it all back at this point, there is a lot more we can do because ultimately we all suffer the consequences. It's important not to over think it too much because it is complicated but at the same time there are so many actions we can take.