Native Self-Government

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This paper discusses that self-government is a political, economic, cultural, and environmental matter. The writer points out that it is a project because it is an attempt, it takes place in stages and is meant as reconciliation. The writer notes that for example, the First Nations Governance Act of 2002 was a step to self-government and was intended to reform the Indian Act. The writer maintains that self-government is the only way to overcome the effects of the Indian Act.

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"Native people have always had the worst problems in Canada, but no resources to solve them. The problems include poor health, lack of education, unemployment, alcohol and substance abuse, high rates of criminal convictions and child and teen pregnancies. Even greater problems for Native peoples were caused by government interference so that they had little control over their own economy. They could not govern themselves, settle land disputes, or have fair decisions about use of resources. The Indian Act and race-based rights backfired, causing discrimination and preventing Natives from having equality with other Canadians."

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