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By BobInnes (registered) - website | Posted July 16, 2010 at 01:29:56

Undustrial, ya sure opened a can of proverbial worms! I'm way over my head so let me just ask what is going on in this paragraph:

Growth is a crucial issue for First Nations at the moment, too, since it is only in recent history (since the late '80s) that Canada has been reforming the sexist status laws which voided so many women and children because she married a non-native man. This massive influx of Status Indians into the system has packed reserves everywhere to the brim.

Putting aside all the ins and outs of the Caledonia mess for the moment, I really want to understand the fundamentals at work. I'm not sure why Jay is wrong and have always been quite confused how nations within a nation can really be a viable concept. It would be nice to resolve the whole native thing but have no idea how that will happen - although J Raulston Saul apparently thinks all Canadian have 'become' native in some philosophical kind of way (haven't read the book). What is your vision for a viable resolution, beyond the details of physical mechanics? We don't have Amish reserves but the Amish seem to have well defined communities that don't seem to be a problem, no?

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