[PublicAnimalNo9]

Gunnair Gunnair:

Kazakh Kazakh:

Coming from a colonized group of people that experienced genocide policy myself (more than half of total population exterminated at one point due to military conquer and then artificial hunger), I think North American aboriginals should seriously move on. Seems that they are fixated on the past and it's not healthy. Every ethnic, political, religious etc. group has a suffering past. It's not good to drag it endlessly, you must overcome and come out a winner.

I would never encourage my kids to wear slogans undigging even more recent past. Why? I think this is counter productive and even destructive. NOT for those who "stole" the land and who in reality can't care less, but for those who are still living with this deeply-rooted victim complex... Such thinking only poisons your own self, it doesn't help make the supposedly "guilty party" feel more guilty... This is totally crazy I think and warped. Prove what you're worth by real achievements instead!!!

Whoever support such mindset and behavior, does dubious service to the aboriginal peoples... Healthy pride and preservation of culture, language etc. should be encouraged. Not absolutely silly accusations.

I might not understand something as a superficial observer, but again, many things my people experienced the same way. But time goes on, it must be forgotten. It's 21st century, new life, lots of opportunities everywhere. The whole world is out there. Why keep re-living events of the far, far past, no matter how suffering might they be? I really don't get it.

But I'm sorry if I maybe offend anybody as my opinion is that of an outsider to this issue.

There aren't many groups in the world that haven't suffered massacres at some point in their history.

Yep. Look at how hated the Romans were during their days of empire. Yet today, we know they brought civilization, education, water systems, sewer systems, etc etc to many of the conquered lands. You just had to survive the conquest to enjoy the benefits, that's all.

Comparatively speaking, from a global historical perspective, Canada's Native people really have very little to complain about.

[Gunnair]

Better not tell them that.

[Kazakh]

Gunnair Gunnair:

There aren't many groups in the world that haven't suffered massacres at some point in their history.

You're repeating what I said in my post. Maybe my English is not so good?

Whoever is stronger, smarter, more fertile etc wins... Good or bad, this is the world we live in.

[Kazakh]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Comparatively speaking, from a global historical perspective, Canada's Native people really have very little to complain about.

Yes, they were treated here way better than some other peoples elsewhere...

The point isn't who suffered more or less, but that it's in the past. Must live beyond it. Pick yourself up and move on. Prove your worth by actions and achievements.

Living by the far far past is only destructive and silly.

[martin14]

Kazakh Kazakh:

Living by the far far past is only destructive and silly.

But profitable, and an easy way to deflect current problems which leaders
are too stupid or too corrupt to fix.

[Freakinoldguy]

$1:

He said he was already through the gates when he suddenly remembered that a friend had left a gram of marijuana in his car, so he alerted the guards

I seriously wonder if the reason he isn't still in the Employ of Canada Post is because they mandatorily drug tested his "friend".

Oh well, he was almost a Native success story till he saved their batting average by pulling a stunt like bringing his "friends" drugs into prison.

[GreenTiger]

As long as your last name isn't Custer.

[ShepherdsDog]

$1:

There aren't many groups in the world that haven't suffered massacres at some point in their history.

really....are we allowed to mention that fact in the context of a discussion involving the Siberian transplants?