Nations To Nations - A protestor pleas for for the Canadian Government to recognize the needs of the First Nations community
Colonizing forces have spent more than 500 very controversial years developing in North America. Murder, destruction, rape, pillage, slavery, and displacement are all very real words to describe those 500 years. We often try to portray a mothering nation, always ready to aid in problems abroad with hopes of creating stability and shining responsibility; maybe we are only consoling the guilt of a history of violence?
The First Nations people of North America are directly linked to the land which we collect our commodities from, build our structures on and prosper with. They have been displaced a countless number of times and continue to be forced into seclusion. While there are many fighting for the rights of First Nations people, both inside and outside of the community, the idea of restitution needs to be much larger than is currently being discussed.
A problem is never resolved until it is properly addressed from the foundation up. To this present day we have placed plenty of band-aid solutions on the concerns of the First Nations community, but have yet to address their needs on a whole.
As ironic as it might sound, the indigenous people deserve a piece of North America to call their own. It should be a sovereign state for an exclusive, democratic First Nations government that is recognized by the global community. This government should be able to meet the needs of the First Nations people and address the issues of Native American rights in other nations.
