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Originally Posted by Skootenbeeten
That's right because the indigenous here don't slaughter and murder and start wars. They have accepted their little blocks of land that they have been placed into. They have accepted that Canada has a right to exist and they don't have a right to kill anyone they get their hands on. That is truly how a people can move on.
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I will start by saying that I am not an Indigenous person, but I have worked at length with Indigenous peoples with respect to the historical legacy of colonialism.
With that in mind, your assumptions with respect to the First Nations in Canada as misleading you.
There are hundreds of Indigenous nations in Canada today, there were many more before 1800. There are more than 12 language families with dozens more specific languages in Canada alone. Historically, these nations were not allied. they were at war. As such there are only a few examples pan Indigenous alliances in North America who fought colonial invaders. That said many groups fought independently and were systematically killed. It was a genocide.
The issues surrounding Indigenous solidarity only began to subside in 1960 when Indigenous peoples were allowed to access the legal system as equals.
No less geographical distance, and cultural differences play an important factor in Indigenous settler society relations.
Now they have a more united front, but the Canadian government and settler society are more receptive than ever with respect to making amends for the genocide which had occurred. Even so, it is a few and far between you meet an Indigenous person who wouldn't overthrow the Canadian government.
The two key differences are
1. Palestinians are culturally homogenous, and live in close proximity to each other.
2. Canada increasingly recognizes that they committed a genocide and are looking for ways to make amends and improve the lives of Indigenous peoples alive today.