Well we might want to try living up to them in spirit and in letter.  That would be a change.

But what would you suggest to replace it?  I think a new way of inter-relating is in order I am just not sure what it might look like.

If it were up to me to make the change, I'd try to slowly move natives and their culture alike into the visibility of everybody else and slowly lessen the legal gap between natives and the rest of Canada.

Are we going to apply this standard to other peoples or groups?  One of my ancestors had a huge parcel of land in Quebec that included the area in and around Riviere-du-loup.   Hey, his half a million descendants want that back, too!    Once we start with past treaties, the 'land claims', etc., where does it end?  My Huguenot ancestors had to flee France and had their lands taken from them.  Do we go back and get what was rightfully theirs?  At some point, you have to let go of history and plan for today and the future.

Hi Freundly-Giant,

Is there a time limit on integrity?

A promise was made.  No buts.

Are they so well off that they get much more than others?  Are they getting richer at our expense?  What about present day conditions should release the Federal Government from their responsibilities?

Grace and peace to you.

John

I don't think that the government should still keep up their responcibility; the responcibility to make sure Native Canadians are given all that they need to survive and prosper. The way that the government is handling the responcibilty isn't fulfilling that promise.