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RE: Debate Forum - Week 5 - Indigenous Reconciliation

in #ungrip7 years ago (edited)

Haha ... That's why I am neither a Prime Minister nor a President. The majority of voters wouldn't want to elect me.

But seriously, the price I paid for my land would have been higher if it were not robbed from the indigenous people in the first place.

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What if land is actually not owned? You are still basing your choices on a colonial principle that land is a commodity to be bought or sold. Indigenous peoples view the land as something to be shared by all and that they are a part of the land. Nobody owns it. As a result, land ownership results in slavery as we are the land! So how would you reconcile that within your government since your power and authority is based on land ownership and occupation?

I don't think I can reconcile it today within the current government, which is base on a colonial principle. What I can do is to reconcile with the indigenous people as an individual. Treat them as equal, respect their culture, and be a good friend.

My approach as well! Bravo!