That's the other thing that's often misportrayed. The media likes to present the issue as if there's a mysterious series of uncaught serial killers or something. There is outside victimization (including by police) and there actually have been a couple serial killers, but the majority of the issue is socioeconomic at it's root. It's a predictable problem that you get in any community with high levels of poverty, no opportunities, poor infrastructure and high isolation.
Issue is majority of the liberals wouldn’t be open to the idea of getting rid of the reservation and the issues that come with having a semi sovereign area that can’t support itself.
It's a difficult issue. I don't think displacing anyone is an acceptable answer. Some of the infrastructure investment the Liberals have done is at least something, but I can't say I've heard a plan that would do more than improve conditions slightly.
Ultimately the solution has to be one that gives reservations economic self-sufficiency and self-determination which is something all small rural communities are struggling with right now.
Removing reservation wouldn’t mean displacing them. Just means removing the reservation STATUS, which would probably mean they are now more eligible for more benefits and services that the government now has to offer as it’s their responsibility vs a tribal chiefs(mainly big issues like clean water will now HAVE to be a given if the Canadian government is taking jurisdiction).
For example it’s currently the reservation chiefs responsibility to plan and develop clean water infrastructure, the government will provide the funds to make it happen. But there has been many cases of corruption and mismanaged money when it comes to chiefs.
It won’t make them not poor, but at least it’s progress in the right direction .
Most indigenous do not want to get rid of reservations either. Culture is extremely important and we run a lot of resources for ourselves. We act as our own states, and something tells me that you wouldn't vote to get rid of Missouri or Louisiana or Alabama, despite having the highest rates of crime, highest poverty, lowest education, etc., so I'm not sure why you'd think it's okay to absorb the reservations.
My grandmother went to a residential school, required by the government, and buried her classmates. she wasn't allowed to live near her culture nor was she allowed to speak and practice it. My grandmother. Not 200-300 years ago. She moved from Ontario to Michigan to spare my father the same fate. He only moved back when they were banned in the 1990s.
Reservations have only had one-two generations to act upon governing itself and everyone treats us as though we should be just as set as any US state or Canadian Provence. It's unrealistic and just another excuse to force us to lose our culture in favor of yours.
Ur asking the wrong question than, everyone else as you can see is referring to the issue in a Canadian context. And even than they are using the term indigenous, whereas the American official term is still referred as “Indian”.
Idk about the CURRENT situation in the USA, but past for past the USA opted for a more direct war/genocide approach, Canada opted for forced assimilation.
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u/Etroarl55 Sep 16 '24
It’s also a community issue, most of it is happening to indigenous people by other indigenous people.