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Misconceptions of ModernIndigenous Realities in Online

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The Coalition against Racismin Mainstream Media


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Misconceptions of Modern Indigenous Realitiesin Online Popular Media Commenting Forums

Aboriginal people areCanadian/not sovereign.


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Aboriginal people areCanadian/not sovereign.Example One:


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Aboriginal people areCanadian/not sovereign.Example One:


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Modern Indigenous Reality:

Te post intends to de!e"t and disable anargument against te aggregation o# IndigenousPeople into te Canadian "olle"tive

Te $riter asserts Indigenous %overeignty doesnot exist be"ause tey do not "oose to a""epttat it does.

To not a""ept te "on"ept denies InerentIndigenous Rigts and istory &never surrenderedor $ere "on'uered as (ations)

*Te po$ers tat be+ means te "olonialgovernment. Te assumes tat Canada as terigt to de"ide issues o# Treaty partners, terms i#existen"e.

-enies te terms o# te (-RIP(-RIP -o"ument

Example One:
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdfhttp://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf


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Aboriginal people areCanadian/not sovereign.Example T$o:


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Aboriginal people areCanadian/not sovereign.Example T$o:


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Tis poster is "ommenting on a post "lari#ying tatMoa$s are not Canadian tey are Moa$s.

-enies te (ation to (ation Treaty relationsip

Maes Indigenous issues an Indigenous problembe"ause tey vie$ te treaties as (ation to (ation&supported by te (-RIP)

ses te rigt to be distin"t to mean *better+ taneveryone &assumes tey means Canadians) tusaggregating Indigenous ba" into te "olle"tive

Assumes sovereignty means a *#ree ride+

Treatens violen"e o# $ar.

0ear 1 treats and violen"e to deny Indigenous rigtsto be $o tey are and to deny our existen"e as(ations in te #a"e o# bot istory and international"ovenants

Example T$o:


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Aboriginal people areCanadian/not sovereign.Example Tree:


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Aboriginal people areCanadian/not sovereign.Example Tree:


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Exibits anger

A rant based on personal belie#s and

not #a"ts

-e"lares omnipoten"e by saying tereis no oter argument 2 "ase "losed+

Assimilate or else is te message

Example Tree:


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Indigenous Men are responsible #orMissing and Murdered Indigenous3omen.


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Example One:


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Claims to be rigt tus absolving any need #orsupportive "itations. It appears to be a "laimbased on only 0( men are on reserves

%uspe"ting a state o# a4airs implies la" o#no$ledge . Maes previous "omment suspe"t

Tries to establis validity o# te 5rst paragrapby assuming all agree $it tem ten leaps to

"on"lusion tat "auses are Indigenous be"ausesymptoms are Indigenous

Ignores te 5ndings o# 67 "urrent pie"es o#"redible resear" tat root "auses aresystemi" institutional ra"ism $itin Canadianso"iety o# governments

Example One:


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Ignores 5ndings o# RCAP 899. Assumessymptoms are synonymous $it root "auses.

A""epts te simplisti" argument tat MMI3 isan issue o# "riminality and not so"iologi"al inte #a"e o# all te eviden"e summari;ed by


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Example T$o:


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Example T$o:


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Maes a statement $itout "iting te sour"e #or testatement

%eems to be based on te RCMP report. -oes not

reali;e teir argument is void and nulli5ed by teiro$n $ords.

=o$ "an missing (ative $omen be murdered by(ative men i# tey are a) missing and b) no proo# o#"rime exists

Te RCMP report is 'uite "lear tat te ma>ority o#MMI3 events are o4 reserve so te last "laim is

untrue

(oting as been proven.


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Example Tree:


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Again a "laim based on te RCMP Report onMMI3 ?@8/?@86 updateRCMP MMI3 Report ?@86 pdate

-oes not indi"ate any "riti"al tining $ent onbe#ore blindly a""epting te RCMP report astrut.

ses tis as an ex"use to blame Indigenousmen $ile not really no$ing o$ te report$as assembled.

Te report a"tually does not mae te 5ndingtis person alleges.

Tere are good "riti"al analyses o# te report toprovide some balan"ePam Palmater Analysis o# RCMP MMI3 Report

Example Tree:
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/abo-aut/mmaw-fada-eng.htmhttp://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/pamela-palmater/2015/04/rcmp-report-on-murdered-and-missing-aboriginal-women-statistihttp://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/pamela-palmater/2015/04/rcmp-report-on-murdered-and-missing-aboriginal-women-statistihttp://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/abo-aut/mmaw-fada-eng.htm


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Indigenous people areBpe>orative.


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Indigenous people areBpe>orative.Example One:


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Indigenous people areBpe>orative.Example One:


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Mena"ing and ra"ist says1 *Indiansto 'uit "rying and eep dying+.

A""epted and posted on CDC. Indians are all drun all te time.

Also "ited ere as te reason #orFMMI3.

=ostile1 belligerent ra"ist and

s"ary.

Tis post passed CDC moderationand $as up #or ours

Example One:


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Indigenous people areBpe>orative.Example T$o:


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Indigenous people areBpe>orative.Example T$o:


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Te "omment implies Morley people&%toney (aoda) do not love teir landand are environmentally irresponsible$itout supporting "itations &libel)

Asserts all residents live o4government andouts ignoring tebene5t to settlers tru land use andresour"e extra"tion provided by treaty

%uggests tey are immature as te

reason #or te initial generali;ationignoring te so"ietal impa"ts o# teIR% and 86@ tears o# "oloni;ation

Implies Morley Indians are druns and"riminals $itout #oundation as ara"ist stereotype

Example T$o:


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Indigenous people areBpe>orative.Example Tree:


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Indigenous people areBpe>orative.Example Tree:


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A ra"ist slur suggesting al"ool $aste ob>e"tive $it no supporting"itations or no$ledge

Example Tree:


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Indigenous people areBpe>orative.Example 0our:


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Indigenous people areBpe>orative.Example 0our:


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Opening remar implies Cie# Teresa%pen"e is a bad person $itout"itation G ignores te 5ndings o# a

-eloitte,s audit to te "ontrary

%e"ond point asserts te people $ereo4ered >obs but re#used $or $iledestroying teir ome again no"itations and libellous in intent

Tird "omment implies governmentspend billions and te present poli"ydoesn,t $or. (o "itations and no"ontext. It is simply a gratuitous ra"istremar

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Aboriginal people bene5t #rom#ree &insert a stereotype).


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Aboriginal people bene5t#rom #ree stu4.Example One:


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Aboriginal people bene5t#rom #ree stu4.Example One:


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Aboriginal people bene5t#rom #ree stu4.


Tis "omment blames all Indian issues on te Indiansand teir %tone Age so"iety. Tere is noa"no$ledgement tat #or 6@@ years te $ite man asdisrupted Indigenous "ulture and in te last 86@ years

as almost destroyed it $it te IR% and te Indian A"t.

(A=O Inter2generational Trauma Resear"

(ative %o"ial 3or Hournal IR% Intergenerational Trauma


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Aboriginal people bene5t #rom #reeedu"ation and pre#erential treatment.

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Tis is a "ommon dodge. nable to"omment on a spe"i5" story1 tey go o4topi" in anoter tread in order to

exibit teir biases. Te issue e raises is te -iversity

Poli"y #or priority Aboriginal admissions.=e alleges tey get spe"ial rigts andprivileges1 altoug it,s un"lear $attey are. (o e4ort to so$ o$ tis is

pre>udi"ial to Canadians. =e does imply tat tere must be lo$er

standards #or Aboriginals. (o "itationsto prove is point. Tis is demeaningand "olonial it is ra"ist.

Example T$o:


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Aboriginal people bene5t #rom #reerides to positions o# importan"e..

Example Tree:


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Aboriginal people bene5t #rom #reerides to positions o# importan"e.

Example Tree:


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Aboriginal people bene5t #rom #reerides to positions o# importan"e..


Tis poster alleges tat -r. PamPalmater must ave gotten a #ree

ride by Ryerson to get $ere se is.

(o "itations1 an allegation tat era""reditation is *pro"laimed *.

Te suggestion tat tere is spe"ialtreatment based on er ra"e.

%landerous in te "ontext o# te

story it $as posted under.

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Aboriginal people souldassimilate.


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Aboriginal people souldassimilate.Example One:


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Aboriginal people souldassimilate.Example One:


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More misin#ormed1 ra"ism2based retori" via te(ational Post.

In response to a story on Indigenous s"ooling1

tis poster taes te urban (ative example andnormali;es *is Aboriginal+ #riends. =eassimilates tem by saying tey got a Canadianedu"ation. I $onder i# is *Aboriginal+ #riendsa"tually agree $it tis or i# tey even existJ

Te lie e puts to all tis is te belie# Indigenous

segregate temselves on reserves. 3ite men

too our rigts and put us on reserves "ourtesy o#te Indian A"t.

Indigenous People living and maing "areers in

Toronto ave #riendsip "entres and oter#a"ilities to so"iali;ettp://$$$8.toronto."a/$ps/portal/"ontentonlyJvgnextoidKLbL96"L7@8@gnCM8@@@@@L8d@#79RCR-Gvgnext"annelK6e@87#bLN7L7@8

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Example One:
http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7b7964445c780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=5e018fb738780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRDhttp://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7b7964445c780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=5e018fb738780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRDhttp://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7b7964445c780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=5e018fb738780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRDhttp://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7b7964445c780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=5e018fb738780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRDhttp://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7b7964445c780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=5e018fb738780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRDhttp://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7b7964445c780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=5e018fb738780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRDhttp://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7b7964445c780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=5e018fb738780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRDhttp://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7b7964445c780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=5e018fb738780410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD


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Aboriginal people souldassimilate.Example T$o:


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Aboriginal people souldassimilate.Example T$o:


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%tarts $it a some$at interestinganalysis o# 0irst (ations in Manitobaand as some assumptions onnegotiating $it individual"ommunities or te totality inManitoba. It is un"lear $at tenegotiations $ould be #or.

In most "ases istori"ally1 it "an be

so$n tat negotiations means *$at$ill te Indians give up+J

Example T$o:


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(ext e tals about a plan to buildsomething. It is un"lear $at ismeant ex"ept 0irst (ations students

$ould learn a trade. Te ob>e"tivebeing to get tem to leave teirreserves. Te 5nal goal to "lose al#te reserves. Closing reserves$ould open up te land so moreresour"e extra"tion and ydroin#rastru"ture "ould appen and less

$ould be spent administering teIndian A"t. At no point is te desireo# te 0irst (ations "onsidered.Paternalism1 "olonialism and ra"ism.

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Aboriginal people souldassimilate.Example Tree:


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Aboriginal people souldassimilate.Example Tree:


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nsupported by any studies or"itations1 tis poster de"ides $at isbest #or 0irst (ations edu"ation.

Ra"ist and paternalisti". O4eringedu"ation $it Indigenous "ontent issomeo$ *$atered do$n+. (o"itations or studies o4ered tosupport tis "ontention.

0inally a sligt about te noble

savage and $at matters is $at$ite people tin. Mae a "ange$e lie and by te $ay so$ up #or$or. %tereotypes1 demeaning1paternalisti".

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Aboriginal People sould get o4o# reserves/out o# remote areas.


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Example One:


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Te opening *I#+ maes tis "ommentsuspe"t. =e doesn,t live in a pla"e $it bigissues and poor living positions. As a settler1e as no "onne"tion $it te land1 unlie

Indigenous People on te same land #orundreds o# years or more.

An easy statement $ile la"ing any

5rstand experien"e and $it no ties to teland.

(o$ $e start to get to te meat o# te post.

Over"ro$ding 2 Indigenous #amilies are toobig i# tere is over"ro$ding. =e mentionsnoting o# te 76@@ to 8@16@@ ousing unitsortages due to AA(-C in"ompeten"e1 &ttp://$$$.oag2bvg.g"."a/internet/Englis/oss?@8@?@6eN9@[email protected]).

Example One:
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/oss_20140205_e_39080.htmlhttp://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/oss_20140205_e_39080.htmlhttp://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/oss_20140205_e_39080.htmlhttp://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/oss_20140205_e_39080.html


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0inally $e get to te "rux o# tis poster,s ra"ism:*3e as a "ountry sould not maintain people inperpetuity in remote areas.+ Canada "ose te

reserve sites in te over$elming number o# "asesand de"ided $ere bands $ould go so as not tointer#ere $it $ite settlement. (o$ tey are omeand te people are "onne"ted to te land. Canadamade treaty over large areas #or a""ess to te land.Te treaties extend in perpetuity. Tat,s te deal.

Te remaining part o# te "omment deals $it $at

te issue really is: e obviously lies te pers o#

being $ere tere are no problems and is living"onditions are good #rom aving @@ billion o#revenue virtually #or #ree #rom un"eded Indian landannually $asing troug te e"onomy. It is notoay in is mind tat tere be a "ost #or tis.3ole (ations and "ommunities sould leave teiromes so e "an save a #e$ bu"s.

Example One:


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Exaggeration on te age o# te treaties to sound arddone by. (o "itations to prove treaties are being upeld"ontrary to readily available eviden"e via "itations.

Implies Indians don,t pay taxes. &

ttp://$$$.td."om/do"ument/P-0/e"onomi"s/spe"ial/sg@8?aboriginalmyt.pd#)

Indians are la;y and need to get to $or leaving teir

omes $ere te $ite man sent tem. %ounds lie a set2up.

Indians $ait #or >obs to "ome to tem. (o1 not really. Te

land base is insuQ"ient "onsidering resour"e a"tivities tosupport te bands $it traditional #ood sour"es. 3y avea >ob and move #rom $ere you are "onne"ted to all tatmatters to you i# you "an unt1 5s1 trap and #arm tosupport yoursel#.

(o "itations to support is opinions. Hust basing Indians

oping #or a tax brea $it te Indian taing all te risand maing all te "anges.

Example T$o:
http://www.td.com/document/PDF/economics/special/sg0612_aboriginal_myth.pdfhttp://www.td.com/document/PDF/economics/special/sg0612_aboriginal_myth.pdfhttp://www.td.com/document/PDF/economics/special/sg0612_aboriginal_myth.pdfhttp://www.td.com/document/PDF/economics/special/sg0612_aboriginal_myth.pdf


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Aboriginal people must *getover te past+.

i i f d di li i


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Aboriginal people must *getover te past+.Example One:

Mi i f M d I di R li i


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Aboriginal people must *getover te past+.Example One:

Mi ti f M d I di R liti


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Modern IndigenousReality: %emi2a"no$ledges tat Indigenous

Peoples $itin Canada ave beenoppressed $it te "aveat o#1 but so avelots o# oter people.

-enies 0irst (ations te rigt to >usti"e by

saying tey deserve "ompassion ratertan >usti"e. As i# you "annot ave botJOn $at grounds $ould >usti"e be deniedJ3ite privilege.

Te analogy o# te li#e senten"e beingpassed onto te next generation as a

>usti5"ation to avoid a""ountability andresponsibility as a nation #or te IR%1 te%ixties %"oop and #or Treaty obligations is a"ase o# $ite privilege and bad logi".

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Modern IndigenousReality:

Deing a "iti;en o# a nation $ere youdire"tly and indire"tly bene5t #rom te#ruits o# oppression o# your an"estor,s"arries a responsibility to seerestorative >usti"e.

I# te same #orms o# oppression exist

in te present1 te onus is dire"t toremedy.

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Aboriginal people must *getover te past+.Example T$o:



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Aboriginal people must *getover te past+.Example T$o:



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Modern IndigenousReality: Tis one is "onvoluted ra"ist

spe$ tat "overs multiplestereotypes.

On "ommenting on re"ent toll

blo"/ade in Morley 2 5rst point isard to understand. It migt beimplying te ma>ority o#Indigenous beave badly and

tat $on,t "ange untildemo"ra"yJ Ma>orityJ Ma/e it"ange i# you $ant "ange.

Example T$o:

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Indians live in te past. (o "itations #or

"laim. %imply an obviously biased opinion

A"no$ledges su4ering te past by Indigenous

people. %ays get over it1 everyone,s an"estors avesu4ered. Poster does not a"no$ledge oppression"ontinues today $it ra"ist government poli"ies1boil $ater advisories1 inade'uate ousing1 poorealt1 "roni" poverty1 sub2standard edu"ation1ig rates o# sui"ide and violen"e et".

SEverybody as to deal $it te past and i# tey$ant a de"ent present,. =ardly "onsiders te pastI% te present #or Indigenous in Canada.

Compares er past $it Indigenous. Conveniently

ignores te Treaties and te obligations o# teIndian A"t.

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%tereotypes are: Indians get #ree andouts1Indian rely on Canada to prote"t tem a#ter*invading+ our land1 Indians $ine and "ry

$en tey don,t get $at tey $ant. %omeo$ se sees Morley reserve as an

embarrassment. (o explanation.

Tals about a $onder#ul reserve outside

%almon Arm $it no name1 but sounds

suspi"iously lie te Oosoyoos Dand inPenti"ton. (o "itations #or tis telling us $eare not all bad.

Plumbing te dept by saying *Tey gro$good $ine+.

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Aboriginal people must *getover te past+.Example Tree:



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Aboriginal people must *getover te past+.Example Tree:



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A single Indigenous person collected tolls for crossing reserve land atMorley. This underscores the typical rant of rhetoric and stereotypes.

First the commenter suggests that '"Certain" people seize everyopportunity to spoil things for others. No proof no citations. It!s a fact

ecause he said so. #e also $indly suggests those others are "goodpeople" as if that ac$handed compliment erases the igotry containedin his comment.

%ishes for a government that &ould ma$e the Indians $nuc$le under

and admit the past &as the past although reality says it is also thepresent(.

Conflated the action of the man in Morley &ith some vague reference

to amends for some undefined past something into a need to stand onour o&n ) feet. Implications are that &e don!t stand on our o&n and

that &e &ant some undefined thing. %hite privilege *I $no& some Indians and they aren!t li$e these other

Indians+. ,ecause they $no& you-( No rationale.

Canadians o&e nothing to anyody is a denial of InherentTreaty

rights. /ou get the enefit you pay the price.

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Modern IndigenousReality: No ac$no&ledgement of the Morley ,ands right to decide &ho

enters their land. 0ays no harm rerouting traffic although thearea reserve-( &hich is not properly maintained nocitations( so ta$e his &ord for it. Intimation 1 Indians arelazy-

Agrees &ith another poster that an opportunity to ridge a gap

&as missed. %hite privilege ecause the advantage is insettler!s favour to drive through the reserve. No indications&hat the enefit is to Morley e2cept more traffic and anunthan$ful pulic ecause the area is not properly maintainedland.

3ut of no&here and totally disconnect from the article and

everything else the poster says Aoriginal!s get their o&na&ards sho&s then goes on to say there &ould e outrage ifthere &as a Caucasian A&ards sho&. Isn!t that one called the3scars-

4ast statement calls on undefined people to say enough is

enough. Is he tal$ing aout the 3scars-

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Aboriginal people must *getover te past+.Example 0our:



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Aboriginal people must *getover te past+.Example 0our:



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The opening comment to someone raising the issues of the T5Cand the dysfunction caused y the residential schools positionsthe issue as a 6788!s $ind of prolem. The last school closed in699:. Typical racist deflection not my prolem it happenedlong ago.

Ne2t comment says Indigenous need to reconcile to Canada.

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Modern IndigenousReality: Canada too$ over and there &ill still e some ad things

ut Canadians *o&n * Aoriginals the ne& slavery( and&ant them to >oin a etter Canada. To hec$ &ith &hat theIndians &ant. Complete denial of Indigenous rights andIndigenous aspirations.

Ne2t a convoluted threat. ?se of the aggressive termuprisingand saying they &ill suffer. #o& if not violence.0ettlers do everything else to us including starvationdispossession.

%e &ill miss some unspecified opportunity if &e stand upfor our rights. %hat- More oppression-

%hite men hate Indian Chiefs ecause they are greedystereotype @9 the chiefs stole the money(. Chiefs don!timprove the plight of the people. This may e true in somecases. #o&ever the Chiefs cannot change the Indian Actthe legislation of settler state and other root causes ofsu>ugation and oppression.

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0uggests First Nations &ill e indulging in*domestic terrorism+ &ith no e2amples no

citations. It appears to e related to standingup for Treaties and changes to the Indian Act.

Issue the threat that the response to any

uprising &ould e scrapping the Indian Actma$ing the ,ritish Treaties apparently notCanadian Treaties( null and void and

stopping funding as potential election issuesif Indians misehave. 5eferendum-(

Nothing ne& aout threatening us &ith more

colonialism.

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Traditional indigenous $ays"annot be re"on"iled $it temodern $orld.



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Traditional indigenous $ays "annotbe re"on"iled $it te modern $orld.

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Arguing against "ompulsory Indigenous istory"lasses at niversity o# 3innipeg.

Te ra"ist teory built on Terra (ullius and te

-o"trine o# -is"overy exibited. Tere $asnoting tere until te $ite man "ame deniestousands o# year o# istory and "ulturaldevelopment.

Tis poster argues tat tere is no obligation to

0irst (ations be"ause te $ite man as brougtus all tis "ivili;ed stu4. =e #ails to a"no$ledgetey also brougt deadly diseases1 oppression1"ultural disintegration1 pollution1 and ra"ism.

(o a"no$ledgement o# Indigenous "ontributions

to te $orld.

0o"uses very "learly on o$ settler,s value

tings and tat is te litmus test o# aving value.

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E'uates *traditional+ $it living in tents and

trapping and not aving *tings+.

-ismisses Indigenous values o# "onne"tion to teland1 #amily1 spirituality #ood sovereignty1sovereignty o# te land.

Resolves te "on!i"t bet$een settler reality and

Indigenous by demeaning anyting not aboutstu4. 3ite privilege.

Embodies te belie# tat *traditional+ means stone

age living "onditions rater tan a system o#values tied to Indigenous $ays o# being.

Presumes Indigenous $ould ave oter$ise lived

in isolation and tere#ore in"apable o# parti"ipationin *modern istory+.

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Te Indigenous person 'uoted &allager) identi5es teimpa"ts o# "olonialism on traditional Indigenous valuesand states tey ave not transitioned #rom tedevastation "aused by "oloni;ation to $ere tey needto be as re>uvenated or restored Peoples.

Embodies te belie# tat *traditional+ means stone2age

living "onditions rater tan a system o# values tied toIndigenous $ays o# being. Ignores te #a"t *traditional+Indians "an be traditional and $or and live in urbanenvironments.

ses te statement by allager as a "lub to "onvin"e

te reader o# te bene5ts o# assimilation $ile neverexplaining o$ it is good #or Indigenous People.

=e denies "oloni;ation is appening in te ?8st"entury$en attributing te 5gt to te 879t"entury. Tisignores Dills C2N71 C261 C28@1 C2?L1 te Indian A"t1 teCompreensive


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Tis "omment serves to so$ tein"ompreensible la" o# understanding o#$at *traditional+ means in an Indigenous"ontext. Tere are plenty o# "itations1 but

ra"ists rarely #ail to let #a"ts get in te $ay o#a pre#erred story.

Con!ates o$ning or using modern items and

"onvenien"es $it a vie$ tat *traditional iste antitesis o# te meaning o# a traditionalIndigenous $orld vie$. Torougly mixes upte t$o dis"rete notions o# *traditional+ and

*traditional $ay o# being+. =as te auda"ity to tell someone $at

belie#s or values tat one "an or "annot aveas in is de5nition o# traditions.

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Interesting leaps o# logi"1 espe"ially intaling about 0irst (ations using bannedmetods. Te important 'uestion is1banned by $omJ Danned by te settler

state is te ans$er. =istori"ally bans aredone to advantage te "ommer"ial5series at te "ost o# 0irst (ationsarvests.

Te poster argues i# you use one

traditional metod ten you need to use alltraditional metods as i# it $ere some

universal la$ o# e'uilibrium.

3at te poster does not identi#y is te$aters are un"eded Indigenous territory. Itis teirs to arvest.

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%tudies on $est "oast salmon 5seriesindi"ate "ommer"ial open o"ean 5singis a big #a"tor in de"lining 5s sto"snot Indigenous arvests.

=e provides no "itations to support is

"ontention *natives atta" "ommer"ial5sery+ and no explanations o# $y tismigt appen.

Cannot re"on"ile te rigt o# 0irst

(ations to use any metod tey $antbe"ause it is teir territory and teir5sery and is $ite privilege in gettingto tell tem $at tey "an or "annot do.

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All te Aboriginal people $ere "on'ueredtere are no more Aboriginal peoples.



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All te Aboriginal people $ere "on'ueredtere are no more Aboriginal peoples. Modern Indigenous Reality:

The CBC Censors the Truth one thread at atime

Poster tries to deny te Treaty agreements &all1

bot pre and post "on#ederation) saying it $asa "arade to prevent bloodsed.

Implies 0irst (ations sould be grate#ul $e

$eren,t anniilated.

ses tese t$o arguments to es"ape

responsibility #or onouring te treaties tus

eeping Indigenous marginali;ed. Re#eren"es to Uulus1 England1 and A#ri"a are

immaterial and ave no bearing on te 0irst(ations experien"e on Turtle Island.

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*De grate#ul $e didn,t $ipe you out+ is

te argument #or not onouring tetreaties.

Implies $e are someo$ "on'uered by

maing (ation to (ation treaties.

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Applies *tat,s li#e+ teory #ornot onouring te treaties andsovereignty.

%tates Indigenous "on'uered

be"ause it is Sa la$ o# nature,1ignoring tat it is really a "ase o#Treaty la$ and Inerent Rigts.

Tose $o promote te ideas o#

Treaty Rigts and %overeigntyare istory revisionists.

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Moral relatiismis te vie$ tat moral>udgments are true or #alse only relative tosome parti"ular standpoint or instan"e1

tat o# a "ulture or a istori"al period) andtat no standpoint is uni'uely privilegedover all oters.

0ails to "onne"t o$ *moral relativism+ as

anyting to do $it Treaty Rigts and%overeignty ex"ept possibly to say *tat$as ten and tis is no$ and morals ave

"anged to mae it OV #or your Treatyrigts to be denied.+

Pretty ard argument to maintain sin"e it

"ommits settlers to te moral abyss.

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WDut te literal interpretationo# te treaties says...W

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Ma$es the case that if it &ere Muslims ratherthan First Nations as treaty partners then thetreaties &ould e honoured. Ignores the oviousmista$e that the former is a religion and the

latter is a Nation. This poster has een advised multiple times y

multiple readers &ith supporting citations thatliteral readings especially of the numeredtreaties is inconsistent &ith the ody of la&ecause it ignores oral history of Indigenous yetonce again. ?ses a literal reading to support her

&hite privilege. %hy does C,C allo& persistent and malicious

racist practices li$e this-

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3n the false asis she argues only Treaty 9 applies toall treaties &hen it comes to education.

5eserves the right to honour treaties at her solediscretion of correct interpretation.

Argues that nglish treatment of Irish and her

inaility to ma$e a claim should govern First Nationsclaims for their land. 4a&s in Ireland and nglandhave nothing to do &ith Indigenous Treaty andInherent 5ights on Turtle Island.

,ecause she chooses not to *complain+ means

Indians should shut up and preserve her &hiteprivilege.

%hat does it matter &hat she &ants to do- 0hould

that determine &hether First Nations fight for theirrights-

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,aiting comment y feigning lac$ ofunderstanding of a literal reading of atreaty to resolve his disli$e for theaccepted legal interpretation of the

Treaties. Ignores that treaties &ere negotiated prior

to the Indian Act that then demandedmandatory elected chiefs and councils.

Buote provided appears to e an

interpretationof a source document &ithno citation provided.

Ignores the ody of la&.

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WDut te literal interpretationo# te treaties says...W Modern Indigenous Reality:

#is failure to do research

underscores a &illingness to

deceive to ma$e a point. I found the follo&ing credile

citations &ith one uery in )minutesD

httpD&&&).edu.gov.on.caenga

originalEGC34)866Treatyducation.pdf

httpDesas$.uregina.caentryao

riginalGeducationGpolicy.html

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WDut te literal interpretationo# te treaties says...W Modern Indigenous Reality:

#is failure to do researchunderscores a &illingness todeceive to ma$e a point.

I found the follo&ing credile

citations &ith one uery in )minutesD

httpD&&&).edu.gov.on.caen

gaoriginalEGC34)866Treatyducation.pdf

httpDesas$.uregina.caentry

aori inal education olic .ht

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Aboriginal people are supported byCanadian taxpayers/do not pay taxes.



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Aboriginal people are supported byCanadian taxpayers/do not pay taxes. Modern Indigenous Reality:

Ma$es the assumption of t&o thingsDo ,and does not understand the funding rules

that apply to them.o Assumes ta2payers are all non1Indian and all

monies are from ta2 revenues.

0tanding up for First Nations rights y ta$ing

action H punitive action &ill e ta$en H colonialism.

Implies First Nations don!t ta$e economicresponsiility ignores the moose in the roomreserve systemIndian Act restraintsrevenuecontriutions from unceded lands.

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Is the reverse true Canadians suc$ First Nations

teat-

Ignores the fact that courts a&ards costs &ith

decision. If settler government &ins H ta2 dollarsifsettler government losses H ta2 dollars >ust more.

Ignores Trust Fund mystery.

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,est argument forhttpsD&&&.psychologytoday.comlogmillennial1media)86J8Kdo1racism1conse

rvatism1and1lo&1i1go1hand1in1hand. First part is incoherent li$ely indicating

e2treme anger suppressing aility toarticulate thoughts coherently. 3ne

&onders ho& this made it past moderation. Indicates treaty oligations are

generationalone1sided. *I &ill $eep myenefits of the treaty and those fromignoring the treaty( and disenfranchise youfrom your treaty rights.

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The standard First Nations

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Buestions the rights of First Nations tocontrol access to their reserve land. Chec$AAN


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0ales ta2 treaty1ased e2emption offreserve &ith income varies province

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,ullying tactics of 0ettler to&ard a FirstNations person stating their Indian Actand Treaty rights to ta2 e2emptions.


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Assimilate and it &ill ma$e everything

etter ut don!t as$ me &hat I am preparedto give up. %hite privilege.

4et!s e uddies ut you need to give up

your eliefs ecause they irritate me. Notradeoffs reuired for the &hite side.

Insisting on respect for Inherent and Treaty

rights is itter foot stomping. 5epressing

Indigenous Leople is o$ay as long as my&hite privilege remains as is and I get ta2relief.

/our su>ugation H my ta2 enefit.

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Residential s"ools $ere bene5"ialto indigenous peoples.



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Residential s"ools $ere non2arm#ul/bene5"ial to indigenous peoples.

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Residential s"ools $ere bene5"ialto indigenous peoples. Modern Indigenous Reality:

The poster first devalues the%eaver comment y inferringprior $no&ledge of %eaver 1

assuming *neither one of usactually attended a residentialschool+...

#e or she attempts to estalish thenecessity of having to rely solely on

&itness testimony ut thendiscredits such testimony as only*the &ritten rememrance of anadmitted alcoholic+.

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This &ould appear to e a reference todmund Metata&ain!s oo$ oo$ ?pOhost 5iver revie&ed in the story on

&hich these comments are ased.Metata&ain suffered from alcoholism ascoping mechanism for dealing &ith thetrauma he e2perienced &hile in an Indian5esidential 0chool. This &ould seem to

e a circular argument in that the posterrefuses to elieve Metata&ain!s story of

eing traumatized y the residentialschool e2perience ecause he is a*drun$+ &hen it &as this very traumathat led to his eing *a drun$+.

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The poster ignores the over&helmingevidence of the processes and protocols in

place in the Truth and 5econciliationCommission nor does he understand thatcompensation is a y1product of survivorsrealization of holding Canada and thechurches accountale for their actions.

Furthermore the poster uses no citations

&hile suggestion that one agree &ith hispoint of vie& y merit of his or her o&nauthority. Thus he or she essentially giveshim or herself permission to come to a>udgment.

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0elf1supporting opinion &ithout citations tosupport the *understand+.o Contrary to the T5C 2ecutive 0ummaryo

Contrary to the la&suits claims Assumes the schools had curriculum and normalcy

&hen T5C 2ec 0ummary says other&ise &as thecase.

Assumes an assimilated future is &hat the students

&anted.

Assumes assimilation is *etter+.

Fails to ac$no&ledge the life they &ere ta$en from&as already dysfunctional due to colonialismtraumacultural destructionprevious I50students as parents.

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5acist sanctioning racist.

In the face of factual evidence of culturalgenocide eing the intention claim it anopportunity1 sanitization denial.

Assimilation H opportunity denies asic rightsof mutual co1e2istence. ?Nust to have fun.


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?nsustantiated claim no one tal$ed ofause. %hite privilege silences theaused.

No citations self1serving story telling.


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All people sould be e'ual inCanada.



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All people sould be e'ual inCanada. Modern Indigenous Reality:

This comment simply denies the e2istence ofcolonialism in the modern 0ettler 0tate &herecolonialism is defined as *the policy or practiceof acuiring full or partial political control overanother country occupying it &ith settlers ande2ploiting it economically.+ 32ford


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All people sould be e'ual inCanada.Example T$o:



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The first poster %alleye6 demonstrates very clearlythe phenomenon of *&hite fragility+ defined y


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In the end this is an argument for assimilation inthat racism &ill only die ecause there &ill simplynot e diversity.

The second poster similarly diverts responsiilityfor racism to activists and to indigenous peoplesthe use of Chretien!s uotation lames the victimsof racism for their o&n discrimination insinuatingthat the fight for Inherent and Treaty 5ights andagainst assimilation is the cause for thisdiscrimination.

Slavko:

Chretien uote codifies all people should e eual

in Canada. Indigenous Inherent 5ights and Treatyright as the cause for settler racism to Indigenous.

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Treaty farce H uity is irrelevant as long as I$eep my privilege

Most people is code for &hite people the real

po&er ase(settlers. 2cludes Indigenous on the

asis of their legal Inherent and Treaty rights Conflates Indigenous Inherent 5ights and Treaty

5ights as Nation to Nation &ith the Indian Actthat racializes Indigenous Nations to ma$e thefalse statement that Indigenous rights are raceased H Tittler argument

Ma$es an oppressed minority Indigenous( racist

for standing up for their rights.


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#e!s right. if he is restricting his comment to*Canada+ generally e2cluding *First Nations+.

I ma$e this declaration on ehalf of Canada thereforeit must e done.

uality for &hite settler H still oppressedIndigenous.

It is not modern thin$ing to concede rights to Indians.

Tear up the Indian Act conflates racist la& &ithInherentTreaty 5ights H special status.

No understanding of the Treaties and Inherent5ights.

Assimilation euals euality conflict &ithInherentTreaty 5ights.

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The personal story appeal to accept his ogusstatement *Native Canadians+. 0ettler need to definepeople H lood uantum assimilation y suggestion

Lroud as a Canadian ecause he mentally strippedthese people of their rights.

Claims he spea$s for *all Canadians+ common racistform of inclusion.

mphasizes anger as a threat to those standing up fortheir rights.

uatesD Ta2 dollars H sodomy &hiners H FirstNations.

Ignores truth from Auditor!s Oeneral.

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