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This could go on for some time yet.
Justin Trudeau meets with hunger striking chief Theresa Spence
OTTAWA — Like many Canadians, Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence spent a quiet Christmas morning with her family, opening presents with two of her five daughters.
But far from her home on James Bay, Spence entered the third week of a hunger strike Tuesday, an action she says won’t end until Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gov. Gen. David Johnston agree to sit down and talk about Canada’s treaty relationship with First Nations leadership.
She did have a visitor on Boxing Day, however, Liberal Leadership hopeful Justin Trudeau came by to meet with the First Nations leader.
“It was deeply moving to meet [Theresa Spence] today. She is willing to sacrifice everything for her people. She shouldn’t have to,” Trudeau wrote on twitter.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/26/theresa-spence-justin-trudeau/
The majority of the "original" owners of the land do not feel they still have a claim to that land and have moved on.
Which has always been what invaders ultimately hope for if they keep stepping on minorities long enough.
IMO, the natives will continue this fight and do not have a chance of winning.
You may be right….but as I was taught, when it comes right down to it….’better to die on your feet than live on your knees’.
And the worst fear is that the land they live on, the house their kids and grandkids grew up in, will become part of the process.
First Nations people have no intention of shoving people off their land. That concept shows how uneducated a lot of people truly are.
The natives need to get together in their own Parliament and decide exactly what is needed to resolve the issue once and for all.
They have in many ways past and present pretty much done that. The problem is….dealing with the other Parliament….. who holds all the power.
They are Canadian when it suits them but still wish to be governed by their own rules and their own laws - dealt with by their own courts.
First Nations people have for the most part no problem being ‘Canadians’. They are not stupid!
They don't pay tax. Yet, they will sell to non-natives - tax-free. Many people here go to the rez for smokes and gas. Tax free status is granted to natives - not the non-natives. If you are going to "share" that benefit with others, you may lose it.
Yes they don’t pay tax if they live and work on a Reserve. Off the Rez they pay taxes like anyone else.
Smokes….yes people buy off the Rez….me included….but a) it’s a minor amount compared to what our own governments shaft us out of.......... and ….b) when it comes to gas the price isn’t much different, maybe two or three cents which is just competition like all gas stations. Gas at the Rez a week ago to non-Natives was only 2 cents difference compared to the off the Rez gas stations. Only Natives with a status card can get gas at much lower prices because of the tax. The white man is being shafted by the oil companies and by the government but instead of going after either of them......they go after the Natives.
Natives claim a great respect for mother earth, yet, I have seen many examples where this is window dressing. They certainly don't respect their own people. Native children have access to liquor, drugs, lottery tickets, smoke-filled bingo halls. My son played ball on a diamond at Muncey. We had to clear the broken liquor and beer bottle glass off the diamond before every game. Were they not concerned their own kids would get hurt.
Oh my how atrocious!!!!!! Liquor, drugs, lottery tickets, smoke-filled bingo halls....you Never see that in a white community....no not at all. Have you ever wondered why some Natives are like that? Well here's the answer.......the influence of the white man. Read up on it.
In ‘every’ race of people you will find those who are not part of their ‘clan’…..and they not only discredit all their people but on top of that they leave wide open their few actions for the bigoted and prejudiced to fly on their agenda flag pole. Would you like a longggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg list of Natives who do cherish the land and do save it. How about a longgggg list of Natives who do not drink, or do drugs and don't even smoke.
I remember years ago when I was in the hotel business we had meetings between the government and Native leaders in the conference rooms. During coffee breaks in the hall I would talk to the Chiefs and I remember one Chief who said something to me I will never forget........"we work hard, or people work hard but the only thing the white man remembers is the drunk Indian on Talbot St" (where at the time some really bad bars were).
When I worked door in bars I had a friend who was killed by a Native who was drunk. The Native man was tossed out of the bar and returned with a shotgun and killed my friend......shot him dead. If I was as small minded as some people I could easily have a dislike for all Natives ....but I would never go that low.
I also had a Native friend who tried to rip me off and stole my wife's jewellery. (he didn't get away). I also had a Native woman who bounced a sizable cheque for items she bought. But do I have a thing to say against 'Natives'? No.....because there people of all races, colours or religions that do.............. exactly the same thing!!!!
I judge people by who they are as an individual....and not anything else.
And don't tell me to go visit the rez. I worked for a native for four years. I travelled throughout Ontario and into Quebec. My boss was always after me to do things that were major crimes.
So let me get this clear…….crystal clear…….Because you had a boss who was a Native and he wanted you to do illegal things you have decided that that is what ALL Natives are and you tell people that and you publish it on the internet so that it influences people? Let me tell you something. I worked for a British man who ran a hotel and he shafted everyone. As a matter of fact I kept his butt out of jail by covering for him. So is he representative of all British men? I suppose if someone has a gripe against the British he would make good internet ammunition for someone's agenda.
I also worked for an Italian family and you have no idea what they were into!!! Are they representative of All Italians? NO! and I would never, never, use that family for an agenda against Italians because........... I was brought up better than that.
In life some people think they only have one enemy. That is a bad assumption. Like a war zone....there are those who can be seen on the front line....and then there are the snipers who are never seen and rarely heard from.
The pen also has been tried before but hasn't worked, because one side controls the ink supply and won't allow the use of it until they have get all they want. As has been pointed out....if you take all the Rez's in Canada...and put them together....they would all fit on Vancouver island. That shows who has been in control.
