Was thinking about this whole situation again last night. Always seems to be that whenever that the subject is brought up there are always a few that jump in upset over the "racism" of the topic, and then tempers flare and people get angry.
The truth of the matter is that there is 2.3 BILLION dollars of money spent EVERY year to support and better the native peoples, but very little of it goes to actually bettering thier lives, and there is no accountability for the money. Soon as someone asks what it is being used for, the native bands cry racism and inequality. And until there is transparancy there will continue to be resentment from the rest of Canada, especially when there are members of the native community the insist on mocking and flaunting it in front of us.
Another thing that chaps my ass is the attitude that the world owes them something. I owe absolutly nobody a damn thing!
I've wondered what would happen if Canada was invaded by a foreign country. It's not all that far fetched, heck the cold war wasn't that long ago and Canada was the front lines. China and other asian countrys are already securing a good grip on our resources.
Now what if the Chinese or Russians decided to invade Canada? Would the first nations stand with the rest of the nation, or would they welcome the invaders as 'liberators', come to rescue the subjugated indian people? You know the invading country wouldn't give a crap about thier traditional lands and native rights, and they sure wouldn't continue to fork over money for the bands to survive.
Even if the invading country wasn't hostile to the natives, and just let them be, but decided that the money going to them would be better suited to suppliying the military or navy, it would be a world of hurt for them. No more public health care, subsidised heating and electricity costs, supplied housing, money from energy companies, etc.
Maybe before they are so quick to blame the government and the people that have been paying for so many years for them to be able to have better lives and become part of the nation, they should look to thier own people and politicians and try to figure out what has gone wrong. It's easy to cry racism and be offended everytime the subject is brought up, and demand more and more until something finally gives.
The truth of the matter is that there is 2.3 BILLION dollars of money spent EVERY year to support and better the native peoples, but very little of it goes to actually bettering thier lives, and there is no accountability for the money. Soon as someone asks what it is being used for, the native bands cry racism and inequality. And until there is transparancy there will continue to be resentment from the rest of Canada, especially when there are members of the native community the insist on mocking and flaunting it in front of us.
Another thing that chaps my ass is the attitude that the world owes them something. I owe absolutly nobody a damn thing!
I've wondered what would happen if Canada was invaded by a foreign country. It's not all that far fetched, heck the cold war wasn't that long ago and Canada was the front lines. China and other asian countrys are already securing a good grip on our resources.
Now what if the Chinese or Russians decided to invade Canada? Would the first nations stand with the rest of the nation, or would they welcome the invaders as 'liberators', come to rescue the subjugated indian people? You know the invading country wouldn't give a crap about thier traditional lands and native rights, and they sure wouldn't continue to fork over money for the bands to survive.
Even if the invading country wasn't hostile to the natives, and just let them be, but decided that the money going to them would be better suited to suppliying the military or navy, it would be a world of hurt for them. No more public health care, subsidised heating and electricity costs, supplied housing, money from energy companies, etc.
Maybe before they are so quick to blame the government and the people that have been paying for so many years for them to be able to have better lives and become part of the nation, they should look to thier own people and politicians and try to figure out what has gone wrong. It's easy to cry racism and be offended everytime the subject is brought up, and demand more and more until something finally gives.
