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Originally Posted by GGG
The issue with what you are proposing is that the First Nations people are asked to adopt the Canadian way of life. What if instead Canada got rid of private land ownership and our institutions and adopted indigenous cultures and their institutions.
Your posts while well intentioned and in many years could lead to a better place is really just proposing to finish off the job of colonialism and the residential schools.
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I think the nature of the tax benefits may effectively trap people on reserves when that may not be there first choice to live. I think it would be reasonable to extend similar income tax benefits to status Indians who live and work off-reserve. In 2021 you can be a member of a different nation without physically living on that land, imo.
Or maybe just expand the tax deals some nations have with Ottawa, where income taxes collected from their members go to the bands.