Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:46 am
#91
Banned
Joined: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 73
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
No not clear. As far as I am aware Metis is not limited to a child with half 'aboriginal' blood half 'european' blood therefore the child of anyone claiming metis heritage is automatically Metis.
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:47 am
#92
Banned
Joined: Dec 2005
Location: In Limbo
Posts: 15,706
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
By like 80 years. That hardly makes them Aboriginal.
NO NO NO
My point is Metis are NOT aboriginal by virtue of the fact that they are predated by a recognised racial group who are also not aboriginal.
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:47 am
#93
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 7,715
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
What history have been reading????
The acadians were deported to the US!!!!
The acadians were deported to the US!!!!
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:48 am
#94
Banned
Joined: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 73
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
Yes, that's more clear, but why not just say that you are 1/4 Native?
BTW, Canada belongs to the citizens of Canada - plain and simple.
BTW, Canada belongs to the citizens of Canada - plain and simple.
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:48 am
#95
mañana is my busiest day
Joined: Mar 2004
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Posts: 2,636
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
What history have been reading????
The acadians were deported to the US!!!!
The acadians were deported to the US!!!!
.... and BTW... I have a rather good knowledge of Canadian history - you should be so lucky.
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:48 am
#96
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 7,715
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
BTW, Canada belongs to the citizens of Canada - plain and simple.
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:48 am
#97
Banned
Joined: Dec 2005
Location: In Limbo
Posts: 15,706
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by Hunterau
Sort of but not necessarily. It's hard to define who exactly is Metis. My father would be recognized as Metis by the Canadian gov't as having "status" I wouldn't definitely. They decide on a case by case basis, the problem is that at what % of European blood do you stop calling someone Metis and start calling them white.
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:50 am
#98
Banned
Joined: Dec 2005
Location: In Limbo
Posts: 15,706
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
A lot of Acadians were sent back to France and London and to other British colonies.
)
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:50 am
#99
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 7,715
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by dingbat
HWP why on earth are you up this late??? 
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:53 am
#100
Cynically amused.
Joined: Oct 2002
Location: BC
Posts: 3,648
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
Late? I'm such an early bird I get mistaken for a night owl. I've been up for nearly two hours!
Insane.
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:54 am
#101
Banned
Joined: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 73
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
You mean like when does the child of a 'black' parent become white?
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:56 am
#102
mañana is my busiest day
Joined: Mar 2004
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Posts: 2,636
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by Hunterau
Sort of but not necessarily. It's hard to define who exactly is Metis. My father would be recognized as Metis by the Canadian gov't as having "status" I wouldn't definitely. They decide on a case by case basis, the problem is that at what % of European blood do you stop calling someone Metis and start calling them white.
Just kidding.
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:57 am
#103
Banned
Joined: Dec 2005
Location: In Limbo
Posts: 15,706
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by Hunterau
I guess... It would be difficult for me to assume 'status' because I have a white mother, though technically I should be eligible. So where do you draw the line? The Canadian gov't has been grappling with this for many years and I doubt we'll solve it on BE!
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:58 am
#104
Banned
Joined: Dec 2005
Location: In Limbo
Posts: 15,706
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
Everyone wants to be considered Metis when they are caught poaching game.
Just kidding.
Just kidding.
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:58 am
#105
mañana is my busiest day
Joined: Mar 2004
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Posts: 2,636
Re: Thoroughly disullusioned - BC (not for minors)
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
No it doesn't, it belongs to huge multi-national conglomerations.
