phdinoppression

YES. But educating the white man to what has happened and still is happening is a better policy, Your key word is motivator. Well' where is the motivation for the white man today to make amends? All I see him doing is still running around eating up everything in his path. As far as this boycot goes don't we as a canadian citizen have the right to protest in a peaceful manner as well, according to the Constitution Act of Canada we reserve that right.

You see this kind of narrow comments is what native people have had to deal with since the first western settlers came to these lands, just turn your head the other way and do not acknowledge the problem. Now let me educate Mr. Drea. The Tim Hortons company has already taken action and punished the party involved with the sign. So you can rule out your theory of somebody drivin through slapping it up there. Also, There is a question of boycot. I belive this to be a good thing. Imagine a country that didn't have access to water and mines and natural gas. imagine a country that didn't have roads or forestry or animals and plant life. We are luck because Canada is a diverse country that does have these resources. Now imagine it all ripped away from you. what do you got now? These are just a few of the things that FN people have had to deal with. First Genocide , then Assimulation. Oppression is a way of life for FN people and it should not be so. When a Indian Band builds new homes or projects who do you think makes money off of the Indians? outside contractors thats who. When a big company moves in to treaty land to say "open up a mine or something like that", you know the first thing they promise is money and jobs. Did you know that these companies never keep their promises. do you know how many court claims are filed right now? thousands. and only maybe 2or3 will have a ruling and that probably takes 5 to 10 years. So when these situations happen who suffers? Fn peoples have suffered enough at the hands of westerners and today we have educated and well financed proffesional role models that have done everything to fit in to your society. They are your equals now. But, it is sad to say that society will still not share the same views. I believe today for Fn people that we are not being allowed to move forward as a whole and we are not falling back any further, I believe that society has us at a stand still " just turn your head the other way". I think that this situation with Tim Hortons is just a new beggining to the same old song. YES to all First Nation People stay away from Tim Hortons.