Oooookay. Yeah, that? Pretty much blows. Pretty much, yeah.
For once, I think the US is somewhat ahead of Canada. Probably; it's not a high bar to reach for :( Although one of the articles I was reading for my paper claimed that in some states it was actually much worse.
The one US site I've read so far (haven't gotten to the US-heavy part of my paper yet) says
Although Indian Tribes are self-governing, they are regulated by the Federal government. Indeed, the Federal government has plenary authority to regulate Indian matters. In general, Federal legislation will apply to Indians and Indian country unless the statute provides otherwise. Such Federal legislation affects numerous areas, including land use, environmental protection, and labor relations, to name just a few.
It doesn't give details on exactly how the Federal legislation can affect land use. Then again, neither does Canadian statute law. On the surface it all looks quite caring and trust-y; it's when you look at the judges' decisions that you get a better idea of how the laws are actually implemented.
And actually, most Canadians don't have any idea of most of the details above. They mostly just think Natives get to live on reserves, drink, get lots of welfare, and not pay taxes. And every few years they start whining that they own some piece of land or other because centuries ago someone they claim to be descended from hunted a deer on it, and the government bends over backwards for them and screw over people who are trying to make a living by actually working and developing the land.
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Pretty much, yeah.
For once, I think the US is somewhat ahead of Canada.
Probably; it's not a high bar to reach for :( Although one of the articles I was reading for my paper claimed that in some states it was actually much worse.
The one US site I've read so far (haven't gotten to the US-heavy part of my paper yet) says
Although Indian Tribes are self-governing, they are regulated by the Federal government. Indeed, the Federal government has plenary authority to regulate Indian matters. In general, Federal legislation will apply to Indians and Indian country unless the statute provides otherwise. Such Federal legislation affects numerous areas, including land use, environmental protection, and labor relations, to name just a few.
It doesn't give details on exactly how the Federal legislation can affect land use. Then again, neither does Canadian statute law. On the surface it all looks quite caring and trust-y; it's when you look at the judges' decisions that you get a better idea of how the laws are actually implemented.
And actually, most Canadians don't have any idea of most of the details above. They mostly just think Natives get to live on reserves, drink, get lots of welfare, and not pay taxes. And every few years they start whining that they own some piece of land or other because centuries ago someone they claim to be descended from hunted a deer on it, and the government bends over backwards for them and screw over people who are trying to make a living by actually working and developing the land.
People are nice.
I should probably go to bed.