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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
Indigenous people are allowed to live wherever they want in Canada.
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While this is technically true, it’s somewhat prohibitive and logistically difficult. I grew up in a fairly isolated area in Canada and when I moved to the city, it was quicker and cheaper to actually visit my relatives in Europe than it was to visit my relatives up north in Canada. For many aboriginals, they are even more geographically isolated and it’s a huge sacrifice and commitment for them to move. The geographic isolation was designed on purpose as well.
It is a form of forced segregation, although there is an aspect of it that is self-imposed. I am all in favour of land swapping and building more urban reservations. I am not sure how they feel about it though.