Canada kicks racist butt!

[Joelcool7]

Khuutra said:

Joelcool7 said:

Apology accepted and sorry for my harsh tone in my reply. I just hate when American's tell me they know more about my country then I do. Its really arrogant. (1)

As for how Canada treated its aborigionals. Canada as a nation was founded on July 1, 1867. As a country Canada has always treated its aborigionals and the blacks with respect and dignity. (2) All races have since Canada's founding been welcomed and treated fairly well. (3)

Now when we go back to upper and lower Canada as colonies of the British empire it is a bit different. Also if we go further back before any form of unified Government existed it was terrible. But keep in mind this was the exact same as the US, why you ask? Because we were all under British rule.

Now history lesson Brigadier General Custer worked for who exactly? The US Government in the mid 1800's. The US Government as an entity supported massive slaughter of native Americans. 1876 the battle of little big horn occured in which the american government tried to pretty much ethnically cleanse the natives from the area. (4)

Now yes Canada has existed since well dawn of man. Under the name Canada since around 1523 named by the french. However what the french and the english did to the natives up until Canada's formation can't really be held against Canada as a soveirgn state and country. (5)

And those are just about aboriginal Canadians. The issue goes a lot deeper and a lot broader than that. It's why taking a class on the subject can be so edifying.

I'll admit I haven't taken a University course on Social studies or Native struggles. Social studies in high school mainly focuses on native plight under british rule before nationalization. I got straight A's the british treated the natives horribly.

As far as the last hundred years the natives have reserves which are poorly looked after, the residential schools which were also poor. But I have a native friend who refused to live on a reserve he said he didn't want to be any different then anyone else. He doesn't enjoy any of the perks (Free housing etc...etc...) But he is just like me goes to school has a job and just got married.

Today I hear alot about how badly the reserves are. But nobody is forcing natives to live on the reserves. Nobody is forcing them to take a free vehicle or house. Nobody is forcing them to not pay taxes. Nobody is forcing them to be treated differently. No one forces natives to go to their own schools etc...etc....

So many of the complaints I hear in BC is. Our native schools are under funded. Our reserve isn't being taken care of. Our road is breaking apart. I don't get a new vehicle for so and so many years. But all those things are a part of the problem in my eyes. They could easily go to a regular public school if they wanted too (In my area at least) , they could easily live in a regular city with everyone else rather then off on a reserve. They could easily buy their own vehicle like everyone else. As a Canadian they get the same treatment I do if they so choose to accept it.

They have every right any other Canadian has. Natives choose to live on the reserves and yes the reserves are poorly runned over whelmed with crime and poverty. But I remember a few years ago a guy kept stealing cars and selling drugs and even assualted someone. But when the police were going to arrest him he went to the reserve and the police said that it was out of their juristiction and that the natives on the reserve have their own police and government. The police tried to take the guy but the reserve wouldn't let them.

So yes I do feel for the natives. But under Canadian law and as a Canadian citizen they have all the same rights I do.