It was only 12,000 years ago, or less, that the natives came
to Canada….
In all those years they:
- Never “discovered” the wheel
- Never had a written language
- Never discovered astronomy
- Had no science or scientific discoveries
- Had no mathematics
- Made no medical discoveries
- Never had written music
- Only “figured out” a drum and a rattle for musical instruments
- Had no metallurgy
- Had no sails for boats (only had canoes)
- Created virtually no mechanical devices
- Possessed almost nothing that required hard manual labour over a period of time, i.e., building with or carving out of stone
- Made almost no inventions
- Are just in the last 200 years getting caught up to most of the rest of the world
- Have a history that is notable only for underachievement
Think where an equal number of Chinese would be today, given only 10 years of the advantages Canadian Indians have---no taxes on any money you earn while living on a reserve—free dental—free university, etc. BTW the hunger striking chief Teresa Spence and her husband were paid $270,000 by the taxpayer last year.
Comments from a reader in the Globe and Mail. It's a short history lesson on natives:
"This land does NOT belong to them!
"Why do some people keep saying that it does? Is it because that's what they want you to believe? Well then the marketing campaign must be working.
"Let's get this straight...
"1. These people's ancestors did not just appear in North America magically out of thin air one day 50,000 years ago. They came in waves across the land/ice bridge from Asia. What's more, these waves in many cases were not related groups of people. They came from various places around North Eastern Asia and from different genetic strains....in other words the "natives of North America are not a homogenous group of people and more importantly, they are immigrants too, like millions today.
"2. The idea that the "natives" were peaceful caretakers of the land or benevolent tenants couldn't be further from the truth. The various tribes warred on each other constantly. They were violent. Want proof? Ask the Hurons... oh that's right you can't. The Iroquois wiped them out. How about slavery? That was rife among the first nation tribes until the Europeans came over, freed the slaves and put an end to this "valued cultural tradition"? Is slavery peaceful and humane?
"3. The idea that we "stole" this land from them is also ridiculous. A more technologically advanced and numerous culture invaded and conquered. This is exactly what has been happening since the dawn of humanity all around the globe. To say we "stole" their lands is just plain wrong. That is akin to saying the Saxons should return England to the Angles. Or maybe we should launch a campaign to have Roman descendants give Italy back to the Etruscans.
"It is a nonsensical notion driven by the politically-correct bleeding hearts, some intellectually-deficient politicians and the Government, and it will continue to cost this country needless and wasted billions and billions until we get some backbone and turn off the taps.
"Are these people in trouble? Yes.
"Do they need help? Yes.
"Are they responsible enough to look after themselves and efficiently spend the billions the tax payers give them? Certainly not.
"The only way to fix this situation is to bring them into society as equals. They should be getting jobs and paying taxes like the rest of us because in reality they are no more special than any of the other hundred or more cultures that call Canada home.
"Turn off the taps. Do away with this "traditional use" and "cultural" nonsense. Educate their children to become modern citizens instead of finding their identity and source of pride in some folks who occupied the land 15000 years ago. Let them stand or fall on their own account, just as the rest of us have to do!"
In all those years they:
- Never “discovered” the wheel
- Never had a written language
- Never discovered astronomy
- Had no science or scientific discoveries
- Had no mathematics
- Made no medical discoveries
- Never had written music
- Only “figured out” a drum and a rattle for musical instruments
- Had no metallurgy
- Had no sails for boats (only had canoes)
- Created virtually no mechanical devices
- Possessed almost nothing that required hard manual labour over a period of time, i.e., building with or carving out of stone
- Made almost no inventions
- Are just in the last 200 years getting caught up to most of the rest of the world
- Have a history that is notable only for underachievement
Think where an equal number of Chinese would be today, given only 10 years of the advantages Canadian Indians have---no taxes on any money you earn while living on a reserve—free dental—free university, etc. BTW the hunger striking chief Teresa Spence and her husband were paid $270,000 by the taxpayer last year.
Comments from a reader in the Globe and Mail. It's a short history lesson on natives:
"This land does NOT belong to them!
"Why do some people keep saying that it does? Is it because that's what they want you to believe? Well then the marketing campaign must be working.
"Let's get this straight...
"1. These people's ancestors did not just appear in North America magically out of thin air one day 50,000 years ago. They came in waves across the land/ice bridge from Asia. What's more, these waves in many cases were not related groups of people. They came from various places around North Eastern Asia and from different genetic strains....in other words the "natives of North America are not a homogenous group of people and more importantly, they are immigrants too, like millions today.
"2. The idea that the "natives" were peaceful caretakers of the land or benevolent tenants couldn't be further from the truth. The various tribes warred on each other constantly. They were violent. Want proof? Ask the Hurons... oh that's right you can't. The Iroquois wiped them out. How about slavery? That was rife among the first nation tribes until the Europeans came over, freed the slaves and put an end to this "valued cultural tradition"? Is slavery peaceful and humane?
"3. The idea that we "stole" this land from them is also ridiculous. A more technologically advanced and numerous culture invaded and conquered. This is exactly what has been happening since the dawn of humanity all around the globe. To say we "stole" their lands is just plain wrong. That is akin to saying the Saxons should return England to the Angles. Or maybe we should launch a campaign to have Roman descendants give Italy back to the Etruscans.
"It is a nonsensical notion driven by the politically-correct bleeding hearts, some intellectually-deficient politicians and the Government, and it will continue to cost this country needless and wasted billions and billions until we get some backbone and turn off the taps.
"Are these people in trouble? Yes.
"Do they need help? Yes.
"Are they responsible enough to look after themselves and efficiently spend the billions the tax payers give them? Certainly not.
"The only way to fix this situation is to bring them into society as equals. They should be getting jobs and paying taxes like the rest of us because in reality they are no more special than any of the other hundred or more cultures that call Canada home.
"Turn off the taps. Do away with this "traditional use" and "cultural" nonsense. Educate their children to become modern citizens instead of finding their identity and source of pride in some folks who occupied the land 15000 years ago. Let them stand or fall on their own account, just as the rest of us have to do!"
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