Zipperfish Zipperfish:
"Hey Canadian, you are standing on stolen land." Exsqueeze me? I baking powder? Every human being on this planet is standing on stolen land. I'm 100% behind the reconciliation agenda, but let's not kid ourselves that this was some uniquely abhorrent crime unprecedented in the annals of human history.
It's not, but I think the accusation of "stolen land" comes from the fact that the British and other European governments declared that they were in control of any new lands explorers in their pay found, based on the Doctrine of Discovery, which the Pope has now formally repudiated...and which potentially opens a whole can of worms given how much of Canadian soil is not covered by the Treaties. Even when they are, non-Native society has done a shit job of living up to our end of the agreement that many people would declare them null and void if they happened between two non-Native groups.