A interesting tweet from a indigenous friend

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Chuck likes to play the racism card. A timely story from a black friend of mine.
He is ambitious, honest, generous, has his own business, and was working on one of the local reserves, leaving his equipment there when required. Recently, he was broke down on the side of the road. The only vehicle to stop didn't offer help, but instead, just stopped to yell every racial slur imaginable at him, to tell him he wasn't welcome on their reserve because of his skin colour, threaten him etc. Once his race was known to the locals, then his equipment was sabotaged, property stolen etc. He is afraid to even go back.

[blackpowder]

He simply didn't have the right connections or kickbacks. That's just business. Anybody with iron up north will tell you that.

[GALAXIE500]

Maybe if everybody paid their fair share of taxes like the rest of us it would go a LOOONNNGGG way in the way this country is run also. Sorry Chuck2 but 33% of the people can't keep paying 110% of the bills. I shouldn't even have to tell you that.

My Great Grandfather , Grandfather ,Dad, and myself have paid for the land I'm standing on , and nobody better come here and tell me they are "entitled" to it.

Question : If you aren't willing to work for something , why are you "entitled " to it ?

Just my opinion , sorry some of the Trudeau supporters don't like it.

Take care all.

[Landdownunder]

Glenn there were 780 replies huge amount from ingigenous people.

They are over the colonisation and what happened 100 yrs ago.

its now and how do they fix it.

doubting you even read any of them mate.

the inner city do gooder whites hate it when ingigenous people disagree with them, like the author has said many times we cant keep saying sorry every 20 yrs and hoping it all comes good with a apology

[blackpowder]

Every little function I attend and the mc starts with thanking all the treaties whose land we're on. My mind thanks my forefathers who built everything on it that we're using today.

[goalieguy847]

Every little function I attend and the mc starts with thanking all the treaties whose land we're on. My mind thanks my forefathers who built everything on it that we're using today.

Enough with the land acknowledgements..
Either give it back or shut the F up.
And i say this with full metis friends and family ( through marriage). They feel the same way!

[chuckChuck]

First nations in Canada are still very aware of the impact of colonization and the Indian act in Canada. So no Landownunder, they are not over it. As much as you would like it to be.

And according to some "Australia’s indigenous people say they’re still suffering legacy of British colonialism" too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1p0jJg8fRM . So it doesn't sound like Aboriginals in Australia are over it.

Learning and accepting our history whether good or the bad is hard for some people.

I can understand some of the lack of empathy and backlash coming from people who are not doing so well and see first nations as not sharing their same political views or culture.

But when the negative backlash comes from successful farmers and non indigenous people who who are relatively well off and have all the advantages and relatively little to complain about, it is difficult to understand.

The good thing is the younger generations are learning the history and are much more aware of indigenous issues and are much more sympathetic and supportive.

[chuckChuck]

Enough with the land acknowledgements..
Either give it back or shut the F up.
And i say this with full metis friends and family ( through marriage). They feel the same way!

It's a way too build understanding and learning about our history and the history of the treaties. That history was neglected and never really taught in schools.

There is nothing wrong with acknowledging that many of us live on indigenous treaty and non treaty land.

We don't have to give it back and we shouldn't shut up about it and hide it either.

The Metis also have several outstanding land claims issues and were not given all the land they were promised.

[chuckChuck]

From Wilton, "Not disagreeing with any of this. Seems though playing the same old tune on the same old violin especially on this forum is counterproductive. Instead of being a perpetual complainer why not highlight some of the successes First Nations communities have had both on and off reserve. Think a lot of us root for the successful more so than want to cry for the failures. Highlight those who want to get ahead but are hampered by the Indian Act, internecine affairs, or government. Colonialism messed a lot of shit up all around this world and we are paying for it today. It’s not a problem exclusive to First Nations in Canada. Better off to study the successes and use that as a guideline to fixing the mess."

I am in agreement. We should be looking at successes and solutions. There are many.

We now have a movent and a duty to consult and include first nations in resource development on ancestral lands and these are positive developments.

But you should also ask your fellow posters and Landownunder why they keep posting the negative stories about first nations people and almost ignore all the success stories?

[blackpowder]

"First nations in Canada are still very aware of the impact of colonization and the Indian act in Canada. So no Landownunder, they are not over it. As much as you would like it to be."

Where did he offer an opinion on our natives and what they 'should' be doing?
A good professional might help you find the root of all that passive aggressive anger.