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GWARCUM (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)
EDUCATION :So what your saying is its my problem that the neighbors kid has failed in school and is a drop out??? I call it bad parenting! Mismanagement : The First Nations Uniiversity is in the news on that one again.
GWARCUM (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)
You are Meties not full status indian so you pay taxes And are exempt from free University and lived most of your life in a city. So why are making that statement about taxes and education? I have been on a reservation, lived next to one, my uncle owns a bar next to one,my friend builds houses for the reserves. Is it right for a person to get a job instead of a higher qualified one because of race?
Saskdoc (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)
I don't blame 'Whitey' for my problems. I'm not crying for you to support me. I'm not quite sure what you're both so angry about.Treaty rights give benefits to everyone, both Aboriginal People and non-Aboriginal People. They're so integral to Canadian history that they're enshrined within the constitution, the most respected legal framework we have. If you're a Canadian Citizen you share in that history and agreement, its not a backroom benefit Aboriginal People receive just because.
Saskdoc (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)
Interesting last couple of comments. Have either of you ever been to a reserve? Have you seen the free roads, houses, university education? What I see is lack of clean water, proper sewage systems, grocery stores and proper education. I'm sure if you took the time to actually visit a reserve in Saskatchewan you'd see the same.I didn't receive a dime from Indian Affairs for my education. I've paid taxes every year since I was sixteen.
GWARCUM (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)
Self Govenment I dont think so! The Saskatchewan goverment has had to take over most of the native finances due to missmanagment and freeloading.As a taxpayer of Saskatchewan we have payed enough.Its gone on for over a 100 years,they get free houses,free university education,pay no taxes,preference to jobs, and the crying for more money never ends.Start beeing accountable for yourselves and stop blaming Whitey for your problems! Yes,abolish the indian act it just keeps your people dependent!
KraZyfoo1 (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)
aboriginals are already being helped, do you know how many aboriginal-specific scholarships there are, if i found some native blood in my ancestry i'd get my post-secondary paid for, that shouldn't be a reason to get free money.
nativescrip (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)
fucking cool man
descanter (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)
Tanisi. Good discussion. I checked out the corresponding video responses, too. Your platform/ideology seems distinctly liberal (ideology - not necessarily the party). My concern is that the Aboriginal House would further legitimate liberal democracy without calling some of the basic tenets into question - tenets that may indeed be at the root of aboriginal/settler politics.Plus, once the racialist Indian Act is thrown out, how will one be 'identified' as a valid representative?
opaw1576 (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)
Hello, I got ur link for this video and I really enjoyed your comments on what is happening with our Aboriginal people...I do presentations on health careers for Northern students ...what would your message be to them?...Opaw1576
Saskdoc (January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am)
We can still hold to the principles of our traditional teachings...mutual respect, personal accountability and contribution to one's people and community while allowing those principles to guide us into this new future we find ourselves in.The issues that you raise are important and need to be determined by the people they effect...the Six Nations Haudenosunee. The AH has no place forcing any people to participate and freedom to participate would be a founding principle of the AH I envision. |
