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Originally Posted by The Unabomber
From my opinion, natives are looked down upon most in Canada in comparison to any other visible minority, that's brutal considering that they had this land prior to any whites. As harsh as it is to say, most people have natives classified as scum, when people portray them as such i can imagine it's brutal to be walking in their shoes.
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That they had the land prior is irrelevant. We're here, we're not going away, and I will never endure a guilt trip for something "our people" did ten generations ago.
As for why natives are looked down upon: when was the last time you saw a sober native person in decent clothes on the c-train? People's perceptions are built by what they see, and what we don't see are a lot of native people who have integrated themselves into society.
The segregation maintained by natives themselves is their biggest enemy when it comes to how they are viewed by the rest of society. Race relations only improve when everyone has and makes positive contributions to eachother. Step off the reserve, step into society, and perceptions will change. It will take a long time, but they will change.