Aboriginal women paying the price for leniency with violent aboriginal offenders

[Tecumsehsbones]

Aborigine, male, highly educated and a conservative. Pretty strange combo to do social work...lol BUT a really good example of what one can choose to do for themselves. A good beacon and mentor. No?

I'll take care of my people. I've seen too many government programs go bad. Too many abandoned half-built buildings on the reservations. Too many Shemanese contractors walking away with millions. Too many abusive, burned-out social workers. Too many state authorities taking children away from their families to be adopted by Shemanese. Heard too many sentences that start with "you people."

I don't see it going away unless they leave the reserve, they leave the reserve they end up middle class or slightly less than in many cases, they don't always choose super good men still but they do way better because they develop networks.

Always an option, and one I encourage. But I also work hard to bring opportunity to the reservation. Choosing between poverty and leaving your home is hard. Shouldn't be that way.

it seems to me, that women that see their mother's victimized have a very difficult time breaking that pattern and then on a reserve there's no where to go for help, he is going to be right in her face

the women have to start leaving, if they do, there will be concern and perhaps more of an incentive to attempt to fix problems

I'd never, ever tell a woman not to do that. Be kinda hard to, since that's what I did. But also love, respect, and support those that choose to stay and fight for their sisters.

 

[Sal]

I'll take care of my people. I've seen too many government programs go bad. Too many abandoned half-built buildings on the reservations. Too many Shemanese contractors walking away with millions. Too many abusive, burned-out social workers. Too many state authorities taking children away from their families to be adopted by Shemanese. Heard too many sentences that start with "you people."


Always an option, and one I encourage. But I also work hard to bring opportunity to the reservation. Choosing between poverty and leaving your home is hard. Shouldn't be that way.


I'd never, ever tell a woman not to do that. Be kinda hard to, since that's what I did. But also love, respect, and support those that choose to stay and fight for their sisters.

good for you TB, I admire that and think you have an outstanding attitude.

I believe part of my lack of understanding about such issues is the whole idea of considering others brothers and sisters because of similar roots. It is foreign to me

I do not identify strongly with any group; not my colour, my back ground, my ethnicity, my spiritual belief...frankly I wish we could all just begin to view ourselves and each other as human... I would like it all to just go away. Not a popular notion but I think it would solve many issues.

 

[pgs]

This story wouldn't have shown up on the Con-radar if it didn't let them pretend we're too soft on aboriginals in Canada. They don't actually care about aboriginal women.

Yup that is probably why an aboriginal MP is in cabinet .

 

[Twila]

BBC News - RCMP 'discriminates against and abuses' First Nations women

Indigenous women in western Canada are the victims of discrimination and abuse by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers, says Human Rights Watch

 

[pgs]

I'll take care of my people. I've seen too many government programs go bad. Too many abandoned half-built buildings on the reservations. Too many Shemanese contractors walking away with millions. Too many abusive, burned-out social workers. Too many state authorities taking children away from their families to be adopted by Shemanese. Heard too many sentences that start with "you people."


Always an option, and one I encourage. But I also work hard to bring opportunity to the reservation. Choosing between poverty and leaving your home is hard. Shouldn't be that way.


I'd never, ever tell a woman not to do that. Be kinda hard to, since that's what I did. But also love, respect, and support those that choose to stay and fight for their sisters.

Well the first thing to remember is what Chief Louie says to his band .
If you want to live you must work our ancestors worked and that is our tradition .
Kind of similar to every other successful culture that survived throughout history .

BBC News - RCMP 'discriminates against and abuses' First Nations women

Indigenous women in western Canada are the victims of discrimination and abuse by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers, says Human Rights Watch

Well sh-t Twila the RCMP discriminate against everybody .

 

[Twila]

Well the first thing to remember is what Chief Louie says to his band .
If you want to live you must work our ancestors worked and that is our tradition .
Kind of similar to every other successful culture that survived throughout history .


Well sh-t Twila the RCMP discriminate against everybody .

Everybody with boobs maybe.

 

[pgs]

Everybody with boobs maybe.

Them too . According to the RCMP a citizen is an unconvicted individual .