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https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/about-one-in-three-canadians-say-country-belongs-to-indigenous-people-poll/
1 von 3 Kanadiern sagen
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/about-one-in-three-canadians-say-country-belongs-to-indigenous-people-poll/
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IMO the title is a interesting way to phrase the results of the poll. Per the article…
„The Leger poll of 1,627 people conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 for the Association for Canadian Studies suggests 38 per cent of Canadians believe Canada belongs “first and foremost” to Indigenous Peoples.
Another 43 per cent of Canadians who responded don’t agree with that sentiment, while 19 per cent of respondents say they don’t know.“
I wonder if it’s possible to have this conversation without devolving into rage-bait, and claims of indigenous superiority over ‚white replacement‘.
I fully believe in the Canadian ideal of multiculturalism, the cultural mosaic vs assimilation/melting pot. So I clearly believe there is no group of people in this country, on paper, that is above or below another.
But I also understand the Treaties we signed represent an obligation that we have, and also all the land and peoples that have been colonized/stolen without consent.
So regarding who the land belongs to, it’s fundamentally a comparison between who’s welcomed (and indigenous people are incredibly welcoming), and who should be the administrators of the land and it’s people and its resources.
Very scary sentiment. Land doesn’t belong to any ethnic group. Blood and soil ethno-nationalism is wrong.
I once thought that reconciliation meant atoning for crimes committed against specific Indigenous Canadians, and working to alleviate poor conditions for current Indigenous communities that can be traced back to historic oppression. If it means race-based land ownership and hierarchies of rights, then I am anti-reconciliation. Because racism is wrong.
This really isn’t that surprising considering that such a large portion of Canadas population has never even met a FN in real life and live in large urban areas where land rights affect them the least. We are creating a class of Canadians based on race with different laws and rights. Historically that hasn’t ended well for any group.