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Anyone who is familiar with Saskatchewan reserves knows that there is a need for change. It's not hard to find well run reserves like the LaRonge or English River bands, or success stories like the Dakota Dunes.

Unfortunately that is not the experience of most Saskatchewan First Nations people. Changing the Indian Act in a way that would help end the idea of escalating entitlement and constant blame, and encourage First Nations leaders to accept responsibility for positive change would benefit First Nations and the rest of the nation.

This is not a matter of dumping blame on aboriginals. Enough of that has taken place. It is a matter of accepting the fact that the welfare state of First Nations life is the problem and that they need to instigate change.

One of the biggest problems is the club running the FSIN. They are democratically elected and I have no idea what to do about a group that seems to have little purpose but grabbing money, complaining and holding their hands out for more. They came close to destroying the First Nations University and now the same group is running the province's First Nations.

Shawn Atleo in my view, appears to be an astute individual.

I have a message to convey and I have chosen to use "Small Dead Animals" blog to convey the message.
Grand Chief Atleo, focus First Nations Bands to pool their resources and create a"for profit" and "World Class Medical Centre" on the currently most progressive "reserve" in Canada.
Take away the stigma from bands selling federal tax free cigarettes and gain this Nations' good will by competing directly with the current State Run Health care system.

Your First Nations would prosper and Canadians could breath a sigh of relief for the competitive life blood into the currently rationed system of Health Care in Canada.

What say you Chief Atleo.

Disrupting legitimate commerce will never gain First Nations allies.

Idle NO More" sir!!

I AM Joe Molnar

L, that was well said. Not much to add, except that I personally know a few natives who are doing quite well, in business and in law enforcement, and have nothing but contempt for the current system.

I don't twitter but if I did I would want #CanadianIdle or #Idlemore ... Good God someone has to mock it!!!

Let's grab a Ouiji board and consult with Archie...I mean...Grey Owl about that.

IIRC, GO is probably Canada's best known early environmental fraudster.

Follow the money, folks.

:)

dwright

"..gain this Nations' good will by competing directly with the current State Run Health care system."
Joe, I wonder if your solution isn't one of the reasons natives have so little respect for Canadian Law.
Operating a gaming house was always illegal until we allowed natives that prerogative. Tax was always due on cigarettes and gas until we allowed natives the option of offering a tax reduced product.
Giving natives carte blanche over the laws they themselves decide to observe while holding other Canadians to the letter of the law is not the answer.

[quote]Unfortunately, there remain too many lawyers, consultants and academics in the “Aboriginal Industry” with a vested interest in what amounts — under the guise of preserving culture — to keeping natives in a kind of run-down Hunter Gatherer club. This industry claims that land-claims settlements and self-government are the cure, when in fact they are more like the main problem. But they will not simply go away[/quote]

The truth that a tribal culture does not fit within a democratic society is self evident. It is time to end the silly pandering and deep six the Indian Act. Let the Indians sue the Queen...everything has an ending

Gee, do ya think the past 2 days of revelations from Ezra Levant had anything to do with the sudden decision to sit down and talk? What a farce.

new CBCpravda show. Canadian Idle. to be filmed entirely on First Nations (ie Reserves)

judges Thomas Mulcair - the sourpuss equivalent of Simon
Hedy Fry - token reverse se x Randy and hotcross provider
Justin Trudeau - Paula Abdul hair and minimal makeup required for transgender impersonation.

cal2

Brilliant, CBC or BBC will pick up for sure.
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I personally know a few natives who are doing quite well, in business and in law enforcement, and have nothing but contempt for the current system. Posted by: Ken (Kulak)

So do I, and the majority of them consider Chief Escalade and the Idle Some More movement a profound embarrassment that does far more harm than good for hard-working, personally-responsible aboriginals.

Hopefully Chief Atleo will be able to restore some dignity and purpose to the negotiations for better aboriginal policy, starting with transparency of funding disbursement at the band level.

sarc tag did not work, kinda like the CBC....

dwright

My job brings me into contact with bands throughout Northern BC. There is unease and realization of the breadth and scope of the changes to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA), Fisheries Act (FA) and the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA). To give you an idea the numbers of CEAA’s being done in BC went from 500 to 12 overnight. With the changes to these 3 Acts the amount of First Nation consultation by the Feds is going to drop significantly, not to mention the data collection requirements which is a significant employment source for FN people. What this may do is to create the feeling that there is no way to legitimately influence and take part in the process of reviewing projects within their traditional territories. Therefore the only way left is direct action and legal challenges.
Speaking with proponents and consultants even they are worried the changes went to far and may create the conditions that lead to the conflicts in the bush from 80’s and 90’s.
The sad thing is that many of the bands are getting onboard with managed development and being partners on projects in their areas. These new changes may drive them back to forming alliances with radical environmental groups or at the very least making the more radical groups within and without more attractive to the under employed youth.

I fully expect a few years of significant blockades and court challenges in Northern BC, which will drive the price of the projects out of the roof.

I like Joe's idea.very much so.

However,it would do little to alleviate the current problems on the reserves. It may as well be a casino with better odds. The building and business would turn over profits to the 'always idle',with a bit sticking to every hand that it touched. It would also give the 'always wanting more' a higher profile target to disrupt.

Education of the children in revised residential schools is the only answer I see. The parent(s) that care are trying to make a difference. The parent/guardians that don't care are making a difference to the children of the parents that do care. The teachers can not handle the classes unless they are exceptional. There are not too many of those.

BTW,Atleo ran the first time on a platform of education. There was hope for change. IMHO,he shifted to the tried and true extortion platform to win his second term.

"Chief Atleo, when issuing his “urgent invitation,” noted that the First Nations were ready to do the “hard work” needed to achieve a better future."

Maybe some of the Indian politicians are finally turning the corner,as I have NEVER heard the expression "hard work" from one of them before.

What they consider hard work remains to be seen. I know many Indian people who have succeeded in life, but every single one of them did so by LEAVING the Reserve,and WORKING HARD at white man's jobs in places where there WERE jobs.

Excellent article by Peter Foster,thanks for posting it.

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