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Originally Posted by rubecube
Well it's a bit of a broad question because you have to consider the relationship and attitudes the government held towards indigenous people at the time. When you basically regard a group of people as racially inferior savages and give them less rights than the white majority, while simultaneously treating them as a burden/wards of the State, it kind of limits your options. You could maybe start by maybe respecting treaties, treating them as equals, and giving them some level of agency and self-determination before resorting to stealing children.
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I would rescind all land treaties and eliminate the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. Having these agreements and agencies in place keeps treating them as 2nd class citizens or equals. Until any party stops relying on the state to solve their problems, they will never be treated equal. Let's make the transition easy - financially assist every aboriginal family and individual to amalgamate into Canadian society.