Well, seizing control of public records should make it pretty clear what the end game is here. In what sense is this 'reconciliation'? I guess it depends on how 'reconciliation' is defined, and given that 'genocide' has a whole new meaning these days, as too does 'decolonize', I guess it isn't surprising that reconciliation is whatever the fork they want it to mean, as long as it has dollar signs before and after. This effort/goal/aim to seize public records and further control the narrative should be extremely concerning to Canadians who are footing the bill.
According to the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, "bringing closure to the legacy of Indian residential schools lies at the heart of reconciliation". It was supposed to shut the door, instead, it opened a whole pile of windows. For the indigenous community it is the gift that keeps on giving. Money doesn't grow on trees, except in Trudeau's world, so the affect is predictable. Since 2007/08, combined federal and provincial net debt (inflation-adjusted) has roughly doubled from $1.1 trillion to a projected $2.1 trillion in 2022/23. Biology tells us that its not in the interest of a parasite to kill its host, so there is some room for guarded optimism. I guess.
was the IRS settlement agreement made before or after the TRC "agreement," if such a document exists. I know there were what, 94 calls to action, but do those really constitute an agreement in the legal sense?
I think "indigenous data sovereignty" is the formal expression of what has been happening all along. I find the "indigenous" to be highly secretive and very closed. Very few and very rarely do they discuss negative aspects of their history in public. For example, I have heard Ellis Ross discuss such history, but he is the only one who comes to mind.
Additionally, they do not discuss the ugliness in their own communities today (except to the extent they feel they can blame others), and doing so appears to be forbidden. So, for example, the MMIWG report leaves the impression women are stalked and murdered by non-indigenous men while failing to note that the solve rate for murders of indigenous women is higher than for "all Canadians" stats. The reason for the high solve rate is that murderers of women are frequently known to their victims because they are spouses, related in other ways, and acquaintances, and are identifiable. In other words, there is a profound problem of violence and abuse against women and children in indigenous communities which is hidden from the rest of Canada.
Also not discussed are the numbers of children in IRSs because they had no other place to be cared for and / or because they were at risk in their communities. Nor are the reasons children were later being removed to foster care discussed. Also not discussed is they way children are sometimes neglected and shunted around within the communities.
Among other things, so-called data sovereignty, intensifies the secrecy in these cult communities, and the conditions which allow the continuing victimization of women and children living in them. This control, like control over funding and resources in the communities, will extend to deciding which indigenous people have access, which stories are told, and what history is hidden, making it possible, for example, to maintain a story that they previously existed a peaceful, plentiful, Garden of Eden existence under the benevolent guidance and protection of leaders who continue to protect them, etc., while hiding the extent of those same leaders' privilege and self-enrichment at the expense of the majority of the indigenous people because the are denied access to the facts.
Thanks James for another well written and informative article. The NCTR and UM are just one of the many institutions acting out of self interest to ensure their fair share of the government pork barrel. None of the parties who are making money from this fiasco want it to end. It is in their interest to perpetuate the fraud. The secret to ending this fiasco lies buried in the Kamloops apple orchard. Tip this domino and the rest will all fall in succession.
"Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it." ~ Samuel Johnson"
There were five addendums to the 2007 IRS Settlement, one of which was to form the TRC. As far as I know those so called "calls to action" were not considered binding.
oh. so the IRS settlement came first, which did contain some legalese that constitutes some kind of agreement, right. and then the TRC which could probably not be called any form of a binding agreement (I sure hope not). So at the very least the terms of the IRS settlement have been infringed or breached; right?
No they have not been breached. Why don't you read the agreement? Kemosabe gave you a link to the agreement and the various schedules. Better yet, GOOGLE "Canadian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement" and then read about the, quote "Conduct of Certain Lawyers." Despite about 100 million for lawyer's costs [40 million for one consortium of lawyers and over 40 million for Tony Merchant's Group and all kinds of other lawyers getting 2000 dollars per diem/day plus bureaucrats doing assessments], lawyers still wanted to steal more and did steal more from clients. Some got caught. So some terms were breached --- mostly by crooked lawyers, of which only some were caught. A legal "feeding frenzy", which your taxes can't cover. Ergo inflation soars, only partly because of multiple billions of wasted [actually counterfeited] money.
And the activists who demand control of history ... which is why history constantly repeats. No one controls history. They can only know it and understand it or repeat it.
Well, seizing control of public records should make it pretty clear what the end game is here. In what sense is this 'reconciliation'? I guess it depends on how 'reconciliation' is defined, and given that 'genocide' has a whole new meaning these days, as too does 'decolonize', I guess it isn't surprising that reconciliation is whatever the fork they want it to mean, as long as it has dollar signs before and after. This effort/goal/aim to seize public records and further control the narrative should be extremely concerning to Canadians who are footing the bill.
According to the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, "bringing closure to the legacy of Indian residential schools lies at the heart of reconciliation". It was supposed to shut the door, instead, it opened a whole pile of windows. For the indigenous community it is the gift that keeps on giving. Money doesn't grow on trees, except in Trudeau's world, so the affect is predictable. Since 2007/08, combined federal and provincial net debt (inflation-adjusted) has roughly doubled from $1.1 trillion to a projected $2.1 trillion in 2022/23. Biology tells us that its not in the interest of a parasite to kill its host, so there is some room for guarded optimism. I guess.
was the IRS settlement agreement made before or after the TRC "agreement," if such a document exists. I know there were what, 94 calls to action, but do those really constitute an agreement in the legal sense?
I think "indigenous data sovereignty" is the formal expression of what has been happening all along. I find the "indigenous" to be highly secretive and very closed. Very few and very rarely do they discuss negative aspects of their history in public. For example, I have heard Ellis Ross discuss such history, but he is the only one who comes to mind.
Additionally, they do not discuss the ugliness in their own communities today (except to the extent they feel they can blame others), and doing so appears to be forbidden. So, for example, the MMIWG report leaves the impression women are stalked and murdered by non-indigenous men while failing to note that the solve rate for murders of indigenous women is higher than for "all Canadians" stats. The reason for the high solve rate is that murderers of women are frequently known to their victims because they are spouses, related in other ways, and acquaintances, and are identifiable. In other words, there is a profound problem of violence and abuse against women and children in indigenous communities which is hidden from the rest of Canada.
Also not discussed are the numbers of children in IRSs because they had no other place to be cared for and / or because they were at risk in their communities. Nor are the reasons children were later being removed to foster care discussed. Also not discussed is they way children are sometimes neglected and shunted around within the communities.
Among other things, so-called data sovereignty, intensifies the secrecy in these cult communities, and the conditions which allow the continuing victimization of women and children living in them. This control, like control over funding and resources in the communities, will extend to deciding which indigenous people have access, which stories are told, and what history is hidden, making it possible, for example, to maintain a story that they previously existed a peaceful, plentiful, Garden of Eden existence under the benevolent guidance and protection of leaders who continue to protect them, etc., while hiding the extent of those same leaders' privilege and self-enrichment at the expense of the majority of the indigenous people because the are denied access to the facts.
Thanks James for another well written and informative article. The NCTR and UM are just one of the many institutions acting out of self interest to ensure their fair share of the government pork barrel. None of the parties who are making money from this fiasco want it to end. It is in their interest to perpetuate the fraud. The secret to ending this fiasco lies buried in the Kamloops apple orchard. Tip this domino and the rest will all fall in succession.
"Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it." ~ Samuel Johnson"
There were five addendums to the 2007 IRS Settlement, one of which was to form the TRC. As far as I know those so called "calls to action" were not considered binding.
https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100015576/1571581687074#sect1
oh. so the IRS settlement came first, which did contain some legalese that constitutes some kind of agreement, right. and then the TRC which could probably not be called any form of a binding agreement (I sure hope not). So at the very least the terms of the IRS settlement have been infringed or breached; right?
No they have not been breached. Why don't you read the agreement? Kemosabe gave you a link to the agreement and the various schedules. Better yet, GOOGLE "Canadian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement" and then read about the, quote "Conduct of Certain Lawyers." Despite about 100 million for lawyer's costs [40 million for one consortium of lawyers and over 40 million for Tony Merchant's Group and all kinds of other lawyers getting 2000 dollars per diem/day plus bureaucrats doing assessments], lawyers still wanted to steal more and did steal more from clients. Some got caught. So some terms were breached --- mostly by crooked lawyers, of which only some were caught. A legal "feeding frenzy", which your taxes can't cover. Ergo inflation soars, only partly because of multiple billions of wasted [actually counterfeited] money.
And the activists who demand control of history ... which is why history constantly repeats. No one controls history. They can only know it and understand it or repeat it.