Doug Cuthand has a tinfoil hat surgically tied into to his brainstem.
"But the Conservatives make the disturbing statement that they will create the First Nations Land Ownership Act and transfer land ownership from the Crown to the First Nations, effectively privatizing Indian land. This has never been a request by the First Nations leadership nor is it even on the radar internally. Our leaders have made it clear that First Nations land is owned collectively and is not real estate.
This is a policy statement that has been circulated by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and now it's been picked up by the Conservatives. The taxpayers federation is a right-wing organization that serves as a de facto policy developer for the Conservatives."
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Of course the First Nations "leadership" has never asked for this. It would give actual title to individuals which would limit their ability to plunder the collective wealth they so lovingly endorse. Methinks the top dogs are very afraid that a Conservative gov't will demand accountability. Once the various scams these "leaders" have been running o their own people (not to mention the taxpayers), these guys might be fleeing to the same non-extradition country as Moe Strong.
That should read"
"...been running on their own people (not to mention the taxpayers) come to light, these guys may be fleeing to the same non-extradition country as Moe Strong.
Possibly, a difference in world view. Don't be so enthnocentric, the traditional first nation view of land does not include personal property. We all might want to think about adopting a similiar view of the earth.
Chad, remember the Doukhabours? They were very fortunate that their "ethnocentric" communalism was not allowed in Canada. (Too bad about those left behind in Russia, though). And I suppose we should stop being so "ethnocentric" when it comes to concepts such as polygamy or slavery or human sacrifice or female genital mutilation.
Ever think that the "traditional view" of communal land ownership was imposed by those guys dressed in red in the late 19th century?
Things on reserve have been going so well, why would anyone with a conscionce want to change anything??!!
The myth traditional native practices did not include private/personal property is just that, a myth.
Montana State University professor Terry Anderson suggests North American Indian society was not dominated by communalism. Most Indians understood the notion of private ownership. For example, the Machiacan Indians of the Northeast passed hereditary rights to well-defined tracts of garden lands along rivers and marked beaver trapping territories by carving family symbols on trees.
Anderson writes in his book Dances With Myths, "In short, the native Americans encountered by European immigrants recognized the importance of incentives and allowed individuals to reap what they sowed."
Therefore, Native Canadians should be given the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they wish to live communally or as individuals.
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