I think the old saying "Idle Hands are the Devil's tools" can explain some of this...
Rouge, while we should honor the argeement we have, what good is it doing right now and will it improve their condition in the future?
If the Canadian government gave all these land claims/money the band leaders wanted, would it help the situation? When you support someone completely, you drain their motivation for life in a lot of cases - and that issue is only getting worse and propagating through generations. Would your parents let you live under their roof forever?
You give people a pile of money and expect them to create a hunter-gatherer society in a world of processed food and access to everything they need to survive... Well, it doesn't work.
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