Colonization and its legacy are much bigger than a regional land dispute. Canada will eventually need to come to terms with its history if it wants to move forward. It can’t wear its dark past as an albratross around its neck forever. I do commend the prior prime minister for his efforts in bringing these issues to the forefront.

I don’t agree with everything freagle is saying but it’s true that the RCMP has historically targeted indigineous peoples. Indigineous peoples are very much treated as the lower caste of Canada, similar to the Romani people in Europe (though with a very different history) and Canada could do better at remedying the injustice it brought upon the original stewards of the land. There’s no reason that should offend any settlers or their descendants.