Prior to European settlers arriving, North America was in a constant state of turmoil, as aborignal bands raided each other, claiming and reclaiming prime land, constantly creating and breaking alliances to get ahead. It was very dynamic, with the strong surviving. This is what I have gathered from the history I have read anyway. So essentially the settlers beat them at their own game, it was not like they had a peaceful orderly system with recognized ownership which settlers trampled.
That being said, aboriginal people in Canada experience a shocking level of misery of all forms. I do not believe that it is due to "racism", as no other group has as many systematic advantages, or are as entrenched. It is indeed "their fault", in that in stems from how they behave, not what is done to them. But that being said, they obviously do not do it on purpose, just because some of them are morons, does not mean we should turn our backs and not try and help. But when morons sieze a highway, it makes it a lot harder to justify all the money being spent.
I love it when people say that the governent should speed up the negotiation process, how do you suppose it goes? Like this, I would guess:
Government: We will give you a billion dollars.
Aboriginals: We also want PEI, the CN Tower and the Leafs.
Government: Two billion.
Aboriginals: And Manitoba, and Bentleys.
Government: Three billion.
How can it be a negotiation, what do the aboriginals ever give up? They just ask for more and more and more, even when they agree that they are satisfied, another group can come along next year and say the first group was tricked, and do not represent them, and they want more. They have learned that if they demand more, and misbehave, they get more. And they never pay any price for asking for more, so why would they stop? Some political will to stop rewarding them, and start punishing them for misbehaving would be good, but until we figure out a way to actually cure the misery, there is no solution. Giving them all two million dollars would solve nothing, they would piss it away and be miserable.
That being said, aboriginal people in Canada experience a shocking level of misery of all forms. I do not believe that it is due to "racism", as no other group has as many systematic advantages, or are as entrenched. It is indeed "their fault", in that in stems from how they behave, not what is done to them. But that being said, they obviously do not do it on purpose, just because some of them are morons, does not mean we should turn our backs and not try and help. But when morons sieze a highway, it makes it a lot harder to justify all the money being spent.
I love it when people say that the governent should speed up the negotiation process, how do you suppose it goes? Like this, I would guess:
Government: We will give you a billion dollars.
Aboriginals: We also want PEI, the CN Tower and the Leafs.
Government: Two billion.
Aboriginals: And Manitoba, and Bentleys.
Government: Three billion.
How can it be a negotiation, what do the aboriginals ever give up? They just ask for more and more and more, even when they agree that they are satisfied, another group can come along next year and say the first group was tricked, and do not represent them, and they want more. They have learned that if they demand more, and misbehave, they get more. And they never pay any price for asking for more, so why would they stop? Some political will to stop rewarding them, and start punishing them for misbehaving would be good, but until we figure out a way to actually cure the misery, there is no solution. Giving them all two million dollars would solve nothing, they would piss it away and be miserable.
