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Originally Posted by Acajack
Totally agree about moving forward but for groups whose existence as unique human entities actually pre-dates the establishment of the current federal state (or even any of its predecessors) they're going to be hesitant about going "forward" (sic) if that means repeating the mistakes of the past, or even be touchy about the future that we are marching forward to being a clear departure from a past that was unpleasant for them.
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?? Is there a grammatical/spelling error there?
IMHO we don't have much choice in the matter - the world moves forward whether we like it or not, and not always in the best way for all people - some times in the worst way for most people. Regardless, whether we like it or not, things have changed - we don't still trade animal skins as currency, nor do I think that anybody wants to. I don't see anybody using horses or birch bark canoes as their main means of transportation (though the environment might be better if we did). We've mostly accepted that things are different than they were 300 years ago, and we generally accept and embrace the benefits that have been afforded by change. So in a way, much of this has already happened - assimilation of the modern world, that is.
That doesn't change the fact that 'Canada' needs to equalize things for its indigenous people, and perhaps the only struggle point is what 'equalization' actually consists of - I'm not sure - but it's clear things are still not good for our indigenous people. I guess my main point of contention is where we go with all of that.
...So therefore, I can't help but think that it would be at its best if we could all work together to make it the best world that we can rather than spend the rest of eternity fighting among ourselves (which humans appear to be very good at).