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And your point?
Oh never mind,...I figured it out.
I guess some people missed all the information about the treaties and the money 'owed' and the rent. Bottom line......it has Nothing to do with the Canadian taxpayers federation or anyone else. The taxes....are rent.
The CTF is only hate mongering on their website....plain and simple. They have no more right to talk about a Chief than they do to decide what a company CEO makes, or how much their landlord makes in one of their rented offices. As far as Standing Buffalo Rez they seem to be doing pretty good. If the Band council or members of the Rez have a problem with the Chief then they will take care of it. Be it a Reserve or a cities like Toronto or Montreal or even little old London....there are disputes within councils......always were, always will be. Part of life in the real world.
Simple thing like no where in the Treaties did the Govement say we'll Call Contractors to build your homes ... Let them find there own workers to build there homes and let them become skilled trades people.
Where did this happen? Also how do you know how it works…….meaning if they have sent contractors to do work it might very well be deducted from the money owned to them.
just give them the money they deserve and forget about all other services let them deal with these things
If they got ALL the money they ‘deserve’ a lot of people would be complaining more then they are now!
They have to do something because the natives deserve Something but they are things they get that they don't deserve
Such as? (I’m just curious)
Standing Buffalo Nation has approx 450 members while over 500 live off the Rez. They manage a 17.5 million dollar budget for 5 years and they are forced to not exceed that budget or they have to pay a penalty to the government. So in layman’s terms…..they are not allowed to make more money.
The Band has it’s own health care projects and health care site. They have their own elderly and long term care facilities for their people which also employs their people. Elderly Band members who at one time were forced to go to off Rez retirement homes and long term care in the white communities can now be at home on their own land with their own people. The Band has 50% ownership of the Fort Qu'Appelle Motor Products.
Other ventures include, IMI Brokerage and Filehills telecommunications. The band also owns a 47 passenger greyhound tour bus. The band usually contracts the tour bus all year round for educational, sports, vacations and group purposes. The band is also in the midst of establishing a pharmaceutical product company. The new business will employ over 20 people and generate a lot of revenue throughout Canada.
"right" meaning it is the money of the Rez and no one has the 'right' to tell them how much a Chief should make anymore than someone has a right to tell you how much you should charge for cards or what you do with your money afterwards.
Certainly the money comes partially or in a majority from the Canadian taxpayer, but you should have been told long ago about the treaties and the arrangement with the Crown and the Government of Canada who represents the Crown. In other words you weren't told who the landlord was but instead of blaming those who should have told you.....you are blaming the landlord. Part of the problem is the education system.....the government only wants to tell you on a need to know basis and they.....didn't think you needed to know.
The schools teach history.......but only one side....and what the ruling class want students to know. You may have been told about treaties as I was long ago, but we were not taught the 'details'.
Have you read the treaties in detail? Please do when you have the chance. Not what someone puts on the Internet but copies of the originals as well as all the changes at later dates. You will find that from a legal perspective the First Nations people are correct in their claims regarding land and rights.
You don't know that for sure. They could be unaware of exactly what is going on or perhaps they are intimidated by the chief and council.
Please feel free to look it up. Post 8 shows the things they have accomplished. The council and the chief do have their dissenters, but this happens in just about all villages and cities and municipalities and Provinces across Canada…..as well within the white population of all these areas. Let the Native people deal with their problems. It has nothing to do with us as to how much a leader is paid. The only reason that would be brought up is to create dislike for Native people as well as fear mongering. First Nations people are not ‘children’ we have to oversee, especially Standing Buffalo Rez.
What part of .....'it doesn't matter'........don't you get? Why is it any of your concern? What business is it of anyone's other than the residents of that Rez? Do mayors in your own villages and cities get paid by how many people there are?
