Claire Kreuger 2 days ago In the early 1930s my grandmother's family moved from England to Saskatchewan to farm. They were given a quarter section of land for free under the Homestead Act. The stipulation was that they clear it and pay a ten dollar registration fee. Several years later, they acquired another quarter section with the same parameters. This land went on to create incredible wealth for my family. My current standard of living is in part due to the wealth that was passed down to me that was generated from this land. Before being registered to my ancestors, I am not entirely sure which First Nations were the caretakers of the land. What I am sure of is that the land was not empty. There were graves, and foot paths and managed berry patches on the land, indicating a significant Indigenous presence. The quandary for people in my situation is how to rectify this incredible imbalance. The wealth in my family can be attributed to the theft of this land and the poverty in Indigenous communities can also be attributed to this theft. It is easy to say "give the land back", but it is less clear how. The land has long been sold and the dividends distributed to a vast family network. I did not get any direct inheritance but my affluent childhood and the financial help I received for my studies can be traced back indirectly to this land. How much do I owe Indigenous communities? How do I pay it back? To whom do I pay? As a mother with a young family, there is not a lot of spare money hanging around our house. Nonetheless, your quest for a quarter section hits close to home. I wish you well with this project and I wish I could give you the entire $250,000 that you seek. Thank you for inviting me to be a part of your project.
Visit Twitter and be amazed at the amount of grovelling, apologizing, hand-wringing, self hate, anti-white hate, and bizarre virtue signalling behaviour.... truly its awful.... #Twitter is cancer.
Canada: where two white boys who have allegedly murdered 3 people are treated better by the media than Colten Boushie, an Indigenous murder victim who committed no crimes. Brown and Black boys are never allowed to be "average kids." Racism makes everything they do seem criminal.
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