"Saying there are too many non-natives living in Kahnawake, the local band council has issued eviction notices to 25 residents, giving them 10 days to leave the Indian reserve on Montreal's South Shore."

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/natives%20bei…

Identity was viewed problematic and solvable during 1969 with Canada's proposed "White Paper", where all Aboriginals in Canada would become Canadians, effectively losing any indigenous semblance by a simple act of Parliament. That, fortunately, was met with stiff resistance.

To suppose that question in 1490 as important as it is today, I think, was meant to be redundant as an example. So why is it important to explore the issue of identity now? Very important, definition is everything. For the First Nations in Canada, acknowledging the Aboriginal and Treaty rights, and keeping in respecting 'Treaty Obligations' by the Canadian Government, I assume the issue is not about identity, but a further stretch away from perhaps the obligations towards who is and who isn't a First Nation in Canada.

Great topic, thanks!

"Saying there are too many non-natives living in Kahnawake, the local band council has issued eviction notices to 25 residents, giving them 10 days to leave the Indian reserve on Montreal's South Shore."

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/natives%20bei…

Identity was viewed problematic and solvable during 1969 with Canada's proposed "White Paper", where all Aboriginals in Canada would become Canadians, effectively losing any indigenous semblance by a simple act of Parliament. That, fortunately, was met with stiff resistance.

To suppose that question in 1490 as important as it is today, I think, was meant to be redundant as an example. So why is it important to explore the issue of identity now? Very important, definition is everything. For the First Nations in Canada, acknowledging the Aboriginal and Treaty rights, and keeping in respecting 'Treaty Obligations' by the Canadian Government, I assume the issue is not about identity, but a further stretch away from perhaps the obligations towards who is and who isn't a First Nation in Canada.

Great topic, thanks!