A local self-employment long standing systematic racial issue which has been on-going for many years. Joe Whetung of Curve Lake First Nation seeds and harvests wild rice for cultural restoration and a livelihood, as he runs a business for product sale. Local municipal residents have concerns about the waste from air-boat harvesting devaluing their land and homes on the west side of Pigeon Lake. Many Indigenous people in Canada believe that colonial violence similarly has contributed in the division between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada. This concept lingers in the background and surfaces from time to time. Mostly brought on by 2 sides being misinformed and lack of education \/ understanding. Interestingly, the fact that Indigenous Treaty rights supersede any provincial and or federally recognized territorial law was never mentioned. Joe Whetung and or any member of Curve Lake responding to the situation was admirable.<\/p>\n
Most First Nation people look to resources at hand for sustenance or employment. From experience I understand the frustrations and concerns on both sides of the issue. In my younger years I use to harvest wild rice for sale traditionally. In my area, air-boats were utilized and this kills the rice as it decapitates the stocks and leaves waste behind. To date, year after year, our past bountiful wild rice fields on Lake of the Woods decline as the Ontario Power Generation Authority floods the lake every fall, drowning the bays of wild rice.<\/p>\n
The second topic will be on systematic racism. The Star did an editorial on the recent school brawl at Manitoulin Island in Ontario. Quite a bit of education and misinformation fueled this racially charged violence among the secondary school students both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. The articles contents shed light on how Indigenous people are targeted in the justice system with over-representation. Another attribute to the systemic racial issue was the inability of the upper management and board within the education system to engage to subside racial tensions. Similarly, I found the stereotypical adaptation to sexually transmitted diseases targeting Indigenous people primarily a fundamental post to this systematic racially charged issue. Knowingly, that the on-set of disagreements had nothing to do with Indigenous students to begin with.<\/p>\n
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