I’m out of the loop
I take it to mean “We still want the money but let’s change the demeaning language”, and I’m all for that.
“We still want the money”
So all the benefits, free education, etc come from a trust funded by what was originally paid to them for the land. There is a misconception out there that Canadian tax payers pay for that stuff. But we don’t.
That’s an important clarification, thank you
Wab Kinew himself sums it up perfectly in a minute and a half, here:
The Indian Act reinforces a number of prejudices and injustices (including the name itself). Today Indigenous have a long court precedent to lean on to protect their treaty rights. Some Indigenous believe the time is right to lean more on the latter (courts) than the former (the act).
Because it’s insane colonialist garbage that should have been gone last century.
This doesn’t really answer my question
He hasn’t said if he wants it replaced with anything or what to replace it with.
He did make it clear that he doesn’t like the paternalistic and colonial aspects of it. Plenty, if not most, of indigenous folks have always hated the government appointed “indian agents”. People also hate how multiple, diverse indigenous groups are all boiled down to “Indian” that need to be “civilized” and protected by the benevolent overlords in the current act.
That’s my read and understanding at least. It’s outdated af.
