For starters I would like to state that I am NOT a racist!
I do not feel that judging people by what color their skin is in any way an acceptable behavior for the modern world.

I DO however feel that people who get things for WHAT they are; is just another from of racism.

People who get things for who they are...such as a Movie star...or Political leader or ever a cop that is acceptable they have some how earned the right.
But giving people things based on WHAT they are is much worse than racism!
Why should people born a certain color be giving special treatment?
Why are they any different than anyone else?
Why should they get things because my Country mistreated them a hundred years ago?!

If you haven’t already guessed this problem I speak of is with the First Nations in Canada.
I am the first to agree that they were mistreated during our settling days... but so were my German immigrant great grandparents! I don’t receive a monthly cheque because someone ran them off of their farm...which was theirs by land title...

I do agree that yes there should be payment and negotiation.....but where do u draw the line....every day on the news there is another native protest or land claim dispute...why as soon as the land has oil...or a housing development or a dam...does this land suddenly come under dispute?

It is the double standard that is the worst of all this. They want things that are declared on their treaty but they don’t want to follow what is set out as guidelines for them.
For starters anyone receiving treaty rights is not allowed off the reserve. This is modern day impossibility but it should maybe be treated like a curfew?
Secondly they aren’t allowed where alcohol is sold of served. You have a treaty card...your not allowed in bars. That one is simple.
Most important from a purely fiscal aspect the Canadian Government spends 40% of its Federal budget in First Nation related programs. The first Nations do not pay tax, GST or health care.
Yet they have full use of our medical system, our roads, our police force, and our government institutions. It is based on this fact that I realize why Canada is in such hard shape finically.

If Canada could stop payments, lawsuit settlements , and royalties to the First Nation people the government would have enough money to boost Medicare, welfare and senior programs not to mention have money to help ALL people who need help based on their need not race.

Most anyone who has had to deal with the First Nations will realize this is not helping them. Their "chiefs" abuse or mismanage the money the government gives them and then the poor First Nations need more money to which their new chief again misuses.

I am just at the point where I think we need to do something about this problem. We need to speak out against things like this. The problem won’t go away on its own. People need to speak out against this issue. We don’t need to do anything rash or prejudice just object when things that clearly aren’t right happen like this.

I’m not asking people to go out and form a militia or some hate group... id rather see people do something productive... comment on my blog or start protesting for PROPER change to the treaty and native laws.

WE need to do something about this.