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Pros And Cons Of Aboriginals In Canada

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Aboriginal issues are a long standing problem in Canada because Aboriginals live in third world conditions in a first world country. They struggle to obtain basic human needs such as clean drinking water, proper education, employment, and appropriate living conditions. Both Aboriginals and the Canadian government are debating over the pros and cons of awarding sovereignty to the Aboriginal people. Whether this will actually be proven to help, has created a large controversy. Aboriginals are one piece of culture that makes up Canada's cultural mosaic. With changes to the band council system, sovereignty can be possible within aboriginal bands. Even so, assimilation is the most beneficial step to improve Aboriginal live-conditions. In …show more content…

It’s not fair to say that Aboriginals were split because of the settlers. Before the settlers came to Canada, Aboriginals were in “almost constant motion as they tested with each other for control of land” (Flanagan 6). Yes, the settlers did force them into certain areas, but, they were already fighting over land with opposing tribes. If European colonists had never arrived in Canada, many Aboriginals would most likely have had their land lost and become slaves to the more dominant tribal groups. In this particular situation, the European colonists were the most dominant group, and they conquered the aboriginals. Thus, the argument is not about who was here first, but who was more dominant to take hold of the …show more content…

Aboriginals never surrendered the right to this practice, and now wish to exercise it once more (Government of Canada). The aboriginals should have the right to self-determination within their own bands, but this should still be under the jurisdiction of the federal government. This is mainly because, as stated before, the system of government set in place within an aboriginal band is not a state-level political organization (Flanagan 6). The system is corrupt and doesn't work within a democratic framework that is fair for all members. Instead, they should be granted a “tribal sovereignty” (Flanagan 6), meaning that bands can executive decisions in collaboration with the Canadain government. The band decides what's best for its people while the government decides what is best for Canada as a whole. This is even practiced today with Delgamuukw decision (Enns 2016) when the Delgamuukw were granted the right to consult they were given the right to decide what would happen to their

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