I would assert the Indians are an integral part of Canadian history, especially since they got shafted by the white man.
This Country need a history lesson on its Native peoples
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I would assert the Indians are an integral part of Canadian history, especially since they got shafted by the white man.
Nugly - I realize you are backing your friend Juan....and I just saw this post you wrote... perhaps my remark was inappropriate but I thought bringing fairness into the picture.
PM's are a sneaky way of doing business behind closed doors. I prefer in public and up front.
I felt responsible that Bear gets nagged enough and I had asked him to write about the history of the First Nations people from his perspective. He was doing just this when he was told to give it a rest.
The same situation holds true for many posters who have special interests and topics in which they have knowledge to share. I rarely see them getting chastized..... it has nothing to do with too many threads on the same topic..... compare Sanctus' great posts on his religious beliefs and the people respond....as is testament to the number of posts.
Isn't that why we are here? To read things we may never have an opportunity to read or ask questions on subjects we may not understand?
I have not been a member of this form for very long and was utterly enjoying CDN Bear's history lessons and in fact I also asked him for more. The Native history if a large part of the history of Canada. Are people afraid of hearing about it? In school we learned that the "Indians" were bad, I think that some people are afraid of hearing the other side to that story. The white people really did a job on the natives and today they have big problems because of what was done to them. I also agree that if Santus can keep posting his religion and sometimes he is almost nasty I think the CDN Bear can also.
Oh. Does that mean you aren't really what it says under your nickname - a mod? :???:
Without the indians there would be no Canada as you know it. The indians ARE Canada. In my opinion.
I cant PM you or email, my best hope is your still aloud to read here. I miss you Brother. My Sis may be coming to visit in February. Only for the weekend but I want them to see some of the Native history here in Virginia. Its the 400th anerversay this year. I want my nephew to learn about the first natives to see europeans. I want him to know thee truth of history but he never will read it in a book or find it on a living museum. The truth is lost forever because even our elders have been "saved" and Anglisized.
yes the poor natives get the shaft all the time. That must be why the gov't built 2 state of the art schools 6km apart from each other at a combined cost of $21,000,000, due to the fact that the 2 reserves do not get along with each other. Can someone explain to me why schools all over the country are closing due to amalgamations, and school kids are being bused for hours now to get to the nearest school, but when it comes to the first nations people the sky is the limit. The first school was built at a cost of $12,000,000 and the second at a cost of $9,000,000. Oh, did I mention that the one school has an enrollment of 250 students and the other has only 75, yes the poor natives.
http://constmgmt.pcl.com/projects/Archived/0600266/index.aspx
http://www.sicc.sk.ca/bands/bcote8.html
http://www.canadaconnects.ca/education/main/1114/
http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/002954.html
In this article the chief of the reserve, who at the time was a liberal candidate, embesseled $600,000 from the school fund. So who is shafting who, and who is getting shafted.
http://constmgmt.pcl.com/projects/Archived/0600266/index.aspx
http://www.sicc.sk.ca/bands/bcote8.html
http://www.canadaconnects.ca/education/main/1114/
http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/002954.html
In this article the chief of the reserve, who at the time was a liberal candidate, embesseled $600,000 from the school fund. So who is shafting who, and who is getting shafted.
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the fact is u can't rely on the government to make things right for everyone. They're trying to be nice to the natives cos they'd sure as hell get in trouble if they werent. your kids schools are screwed probably because u live in a crowded area. try living in london. parents sell their souls to get their kids into a "good" school.
I wouldn't exactly call rural Saskatchewn crowded, which is why they are closing so many schools, except when it comes to the first nations. The same rules just don't seem to apply.
ok so not crowded. still. if u dont like where u live, don't rely on a politician to change it. just move. although i gather from your ID that you;re planning doing just that.
are u coming to edmonton? i just moved here from england
are u coming to edmonton? i just moved here from england
You would hardly find be beating the poor Injun drum on all Native issues Aberta.
This is but one scenerio, that looks to be absolutely stupid. If you think this is isolated, think again. I can post thread after thread of absurdities, involving Governement waste on Native issues.
But my posting, if you may note, are more of an educational history thing. I will from time to time post "poor Natives" stuff, but I try to keep it informative, not pity party shyte in nature.
I am one of my communities biggest critics.
I just wish the government would learn that throwig money at the first nation's problems will never fix anything.