righting the wrong

Hi friends
I've been trying to engage off reserve people in politically sensitive issues. I truly want to get beyond the stereo-types...I've been mistreated more then you...
As I mentioned in a previous blog we are now living in the Indian vs Indian times. Such controversy surrounds the re-en-statement of native rights to the enfranchised mothers ( or the Act to Amend the Indian Act) that the children of the mothers got only watered down status, and their grandchildren no status at all. That is how it remains today as I write this. The Gov. of Canada has said it does not plan to oppose Ms. McIvor any further
and would look into the quickest way to address the discrimination against the enfranchised womens children. To me a straight forward method of doing this would be to simply go back to the original amendment and grant the women entitlement to pass status to their spouses and viola, done. Too easy I guess. The most disconcerting thing I deal with is the Indian Act, and the willingness of the native communities to soldier on under it's oppression. This is mainly due ( in my opinion) to the transfer payments from Ottawa and the Provinces being tied to it. The phrase "divide and conquer" springs to mind. I think Hollywood said it best in the movie gangs of New York...(for those who haven't seen this movie) there is a scene in it where the ruling class men are discussing the up rising of the Irish and the Italians, and ultimately what to do about it...When one jolly old guy laughs heartily and says..."thats easy, you pay one group to kill off the other"...
Casinos, diamonds, and hydro electric plants on select reserves very effectively does just this...guess who's paid to eradicate whom...and the Gov. keeps arms length from the destruction.
regards Debra