tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post318524245982361456..comments2024-02-23T15:48:24.856-07:00Comments on The Cracked Crystal Ball II: Approaching Native Issues and the Language of DecolonizationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-83851690653287460092013-09-29T13:24:01.108-07:002013-09-29T13:24:01.108-07:00What you've just done, largely reinforces my p...What you've just done, largely reinforces my point. You've thrown a bunch of topics out which basically claim that anything in Canada today is a result of "colonial privilege". Our economy is (still) largely resource based, and whether or not those resources are from "disputed lands" is somewhat academic. (I couldn't tell you what lands are disputed and which are not)<br /><br />The problem remains, more or less, that you haven't defined the issues in a manner that I, or anyone else who isn't close to the Native American dialogue can effectively respond to as individuals.<br /><br />What would you have me, as a supposed recipient of these "privileges", do? Even if I "benefitted" from colonialism (a debatable point in itself), you haven't exactly done anything except make a demand that sounds to me like I'm supposed to feel guilty about it.<br /><br />Again, I refer you back to the second last paragraph of my essay, and ask you "where to from here?". Things need to change - I think I was pretty clear about it. So ... how about putting forth some suggestions that move beyond where we are today.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-14357977399014610622013-09-29T12:38:33.471-07:002013-09-29T12:38:33.471-07:00I don't think that you are trying very hard to...I don't think that you are trying very hard to understand how you benefitted from colonialism. so you live in a city. Where did the land come from? What industry did your city thrive on? Mining? Resource processing? Where did the resources come from? Disputed land? Even agriculture, in fact much of agriculture is born from the profits of colonialism. Lots of government resources for you and hardly any for aboriginals? You benefited from colonialism. Why not take a look at John Ralston Saul's book, A Fair Country. It may help you get past your inability to see how you personally have benefitted from colonialism, and still do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com