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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Regardless of your position on when their standard of living is/was better, the fact of the matter is that right now on most reserves the standard of living is significantly lower than the average Canadian, and as I've said a few times in this thread, I believe a large portion of this disparity is self inflicted, or caused by their own leadership who lack either the desire or ability to help their community change for the better. This newest claim may be an example of a chief who want's to help his community, but the way he is going about doing it is a clear example that he has ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how to go about fixing the problems in his community.
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I don't disagree with any of this.
The only problem for me with these types of disputes/requests from aboriginal people is that I think that enough has been done to help them live at a standard that equals the standard of living of the average Canadian. They have many more opportunities than white kids who grow up in a ghetto. I don't see the government going to low income communities an offering to pay their university tuition, or giving them any other special treatment.