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Well, I can't speak for the US, because I honestly don't know how they treat their native population, but up here in Caknuckleheadland being a native American is a sweet ride.




Congratulations on writing the stupidest post I've ever read here, which is really saying something.

1. In Canada they are not "Native Americans" becuase they are not "Americans" They are "First Nations People" or "Aboriginal people"

2. Casinos on first nations land are only in four provinces, and only in one of the four most populous. Clicky

3. For the most part, the Natives deserve whatever they can get from the gov't, they've been royally fucked over for nearly two hundred years. In many cases the federal and provincial gov'ts signed comprehensive treaties with individual bands in exchange for their land then told them to go fuck themselves.

Recently, the Native bands have negotiated new treaties with significant legal autnomy. Clicky

4. Natives pay taxes if they do not live on reserves or their property is not tied to a reserve. If a native is a broker, he pays the same taxes every other broker pays. As far as provincial taxes go, YMMV. Clicky

5. Historically, the 'free education' Natives got included systematic rape and torture, with beatings if they spoke their own language. clicky

6. Living as a native is not all about casinos and gov't handouts:
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- One aboriginal child in eight is disabled, a rate double that of all children in Canada.
- Among First Nations children, 43 per cent lack basic dental care.
- Overcrowding among First Nations families is double the rate for all Canadian families.
- Mould contaminates almost half of all First Nations households.
- Almost half of aboriginal children younger than 15 who reside in urban areas live with a single parent.
- Close to 100 First Nations communities must boil their water.
- Of all off-reserve aboriginal children, 40 per cent live in poverty.


clicky

Sounds like Club Med doesn't it? Clicky
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