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First Nations - CF help, protests, solutions, residential schools, etc. (merged)
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Retired AF Guy
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Apparently not all First Nations are against pipelines. Re-produced under the usual provisions of the Copyright Act.
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Brad Sallows
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Ho-hum. It's never about the "land". It's always about the money.
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Let me see if I get this straight:
First Nations, who are almost always the first to object to any form of project they are offered for oil exploration/exploitation on their territory because of their "sacred" relation to the land, their "respect for the environment" and the need for the land for their "traditional" way of life are now complaining the government didn't do enough to support that type of development?
This ought to be interesting to watch.
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First Nations, who are almost always the first to object to any form of project they are offered for oil exploration/exploitation on their territory because of their "sacred" relation to the land, their "respect for the environment" and the need for the land for their "traditional" way of life are now complaining the government didn't do enough to support that type of development?
This ought to be interesting to watch.
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So we have FNs in the west bitching about non development and FN east against the pipleine. Perhaps we could just sit back and watch them deal with each other for a change. :
Jarnhamar
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Chief Clarence Louie sounds like a great leader.
http://www.thereminder.ca/news/local-news/get-a-damn-job-chief-offers-blunt-remedy-for-what-ails-first-nations-1.2171595
His advice for young members;
The article also mentions now not only 80% of the members are employed but how they've hired from 30 other reserves. Pretty impressive.
http://www.thereminder.ca/news/local-news/get-a-damn-job-chief-offers-blunt-remedy-for-what-ails-first-nations-1.2171595
His advice for young members;
The article also mentions now not only 80% of the members are employed but how they've hired from 30 other reserves. Pretty impressive.
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In BC I would say the changes at most Reserves is for the most part in the positive. Often the want and will is there, just not the jobs or the knowledge.
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I'll put this here for now rather than starting yet another white versus red topic.
This is from the CBC and reproduced here under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/city-advocates-defend-anti-racism-billboards-1.4188754
City of Saskatoon, advocates defend anti-racism billboards
'It's not staged actors, nor did the city make up those quotes'
By Charles Hamilton, CBC News Posted: Jul 04, 2017 3:00 AM CT Last Updated: Jul 04, 2017 3:00 AM CT
A billboard that drew the ire of some Saskatoon residents online is being heralded as a much-needed conversation starter about racism.
The sign on Circle Drive is part of the city's campaign called "I am the Bridge" — a multimedia effort designed to share people's stories and insights on their experiences with racism.
One particular billboard shows a photo of a man who appears to be white and a quote that reads "I have to acknowledge my own privilege and racist attitudes."
Sheelah Mclean, a co-founder of Idle No More and an anti-opression educator, says she understands why billboards about white privilege and racism make some people uncomfortable.
'There are going to be people who feel guilt'
- Sheelah McLean
"There are going to be people who feel guilt, there are going to be people who are going to feel sadness that they didn't know this information, they had never been taught it. There are going to be people who feel anger. It's all called backlashing," McLean said.
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron agrees. He says the billboard is part of ongoing and important conversations concerning race and prejudice around the province.
"It's a good thing if it's generating discussion. There will always be some negative comments and everything else. But we can pray for them and we certainly do," Cameron said.
Cameron pointed to commitments and agreements the FSIN has made in recent months with several Saskatchewan municipalities as evidence that things are moving in the right direction.
"We cannot change the attitudes or opinions of the 50-year-olds or the 60-year-olds who have always hated people for their skin colour. We cannot change them. But we can start focusing and educating those children to understand that we are in the province, this world together," Cameron said.
The City of Saskatoon spearheaded the campaign.
During the launch, Mayor Charlie Clark said the campaign was about "building relationships and a shared understanding."
Backlash part of the 'myth of meritocracy'
McLean says decades of research and experiences of aboriginal and other visible minority Canadians has shown that white privilege is real.
"The idea that white privilege doesn't exist or that not everybody benefits from it who is light skinned is actually false, it's a fallacy," McLean said.
She says as a white person she understands how being confronted with that knowledge can be upsetting for some. McLean herself participated in the campaign by offering her own thoughts on racism.
She says the "myth of meritocracy" — the idea that light skinned people get to where they are solely because of things like hard work — is simply not true.
While she says many light skinned or white people may have felt oppression in one form or another, they have not felt racial oppression. Educating people about privilege and racism, she says, is what the campaign is all about. .
City defends billboards
The project asked citizens to submit videos sharing their experiences, and the most powerful quotes were used to create the campaign.
"It's real people who live in Saskatoon. It's not staged actors, nor did the city make up those quotes," said Lynne Lacroix, the city's director of community development.
"These billboards were not intended to suggest that all people have to do the same thing or that all people are racist."
The city's website points out the fact that racism exists in Saskatoon. One cited example is the fact a large majority of Aboriginal people in Saskatoon agree with the statement "I think others behave in an unfair/negative way towards Aboriginal people." That came from a research project called 'Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study: Saskatoon Report' done back in 2011.
Lacroix said she is pleased the campaign is creating discussion around racism in Saskatoon.
"Also encouraging the rest of the community to gain a broader understanding of the nature of racism because that is what is really critical for us all to recognize, to know what racism is, in order to address it," she said.
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The article has a photo of the offending billboard with theracist bastard earnest-looking middle-aged white male confessing his guilt.
This is from the CBC and reproduced here under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/city-advocates-defend-anti-racism-billboards-1.4188754
City of Saskatoon, advocates defend anti-racism billboards
'It's not staged actors, nor did the city make up those quotes'
By Charles Hamilton, CBC News Posted: Jul 04, 2017 3:00 AM CT Last Updated: Jul 04, 2017 3:00 AM CT
A billboard that drew the ire of some Saskatoon residents online is being heralded as a much-needed conversation starter about racism.
The sign on Circle Drive is part of the city's campaign called "I am the Bridge" — a multimedia effort designed to share people's stories and insights on their experiences with racism.
One particular billboard shows a photo of a man who appears to be white and a quote that reads "I have to acknowledge my own privilege and racist attitudes."
Sheelah Mclean, a co-founder of Idle No More and an anti-opression educator, says she understands why billboards about white privilege and racism make some people uncomfortable.
'There are going to be people who feel guilt'
- Sheelah McLean
"There are going to be people who feel guilt, there are going to be people who are going to feel sadness that they didn't know this information, they had never been taught it. There are going to be people who feel anger. It's all called backlashing," McLean said.
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron agrees. He says the billboard is part of ongoing and important conversations concerning race and prejudice around the province.
"It's a good thing if it's generating discussion. There will always be some negative comments and everything else. But we can pray for them and we certainly do," Cameron said.
Cameron pointed to commitments and agreements the FSIN has made in recent months with several Saskatchewan municipalities as evidence that things are moving in the right direction.
"We cannot change the attitudes or opinions of the 50-year-olds or the 60-year-olds who have always hated people for their skin colour. We cannot change them. But we can start focusing and educating those children to understand that we are in the province, this world together," Cameron said.
The City of Saskatoon spearheaded the campaign.
During the launch, Mayor Charlie Clark said the campaign was about "building relationships and a shared understanding."
Backlash part of the 'myth of meritocracy'
McLean says decades of research and experiences of aboriginal and other visible minority Canadians has shown that white privilege is real.
"The idea that white privilege doesn't exist or that not everybody benefits from it who is light skinned is actually false, it's a fallacy," McLean said.
She says as a white person she understands how being confronted with that knowledge can be upsetting for some. McLean herself participated in the campaign by offering her own thoughts on racism.
She says the "myth of meritocracy" — the idea that light skinned people get to where they are solely because of things like hard work — is simply not true.
While she says many light skinned or white people may have felt oppression in one form or another, they have not felt racial oppression. Educating people about privilege and racism, she says, is what the campaign is all about. .
City defends billboards
The project asked citizens to submit videos sharing their experiences, and the most powerful quotes were used to create the campaign.
"It's real people who live in Saskatoon. It's not staged actors, nor did the city make up those quotes," said Lynne Lacroix, the city's director of community development.
"These billboards were not intended to suggest that all people have to do the same thing or that all people are racist."
The city's website points out the fact that racism exists in Saskatoon. One cited example is the fact a large majority of Aboriginal people in Saskatoon agree with the statement "I think others behave in an unfair/negative way towards Aboriginal people." That came from a research project called 'Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study: Saskatoon Report' done back in 2011.
Lacroix said she is pleased the campaign is creating discussion around racism in Saskatoon.
"Also encouraging the rest of the community to gain a broader understanding of the nature of racism because that is what is really critical for us all to recognize, to know what racism is, in order to address it," she said.
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The article has a photo of the offending billboard with the
Jarnhamar
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Bass ackwards said:
I really can't stand that narrative.
What you're feeling is guilt.
You're uncomfortable.
You need to acknowledge your privilege.
The worst are white people with a holier than thou attitude trying to enlighten the misguided masses.
I have zero guilt and I'm not uncomfortable.
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I personally can only be held responsible for all the bad things that happened to anyone who isn't me since 1968, when I emigrated from England. This is typical immigrant bashing, and I'm starting to feel repressed.
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My English side is feeling guilty for oppressing my Scottish side.
A recent article that I happen to agree with and explain my sentiments on this particular issue.
http://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-robson-canadians-feel-for-aboriginals-but-our-patience-for-too-many-insults-has-limits/wcm/0ceac263-d2b2-4619-a8af-1ac4f9fa60ee
http://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-robson-canadians-feel-for-aboriginals-but-our-patience-for-too-many-insults-has-limits/wcm/0ceac263-d2b2-4619-a8af-1ac4f9fa60ee
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Hey, hey!! Don't go blaming my great great ...... he was just another economic migrant, going where his employer posted him. It's not his fault that he worked directly for the big boss as his Cup Bearer. Sheesh!
