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This is a story about how Indian Reserves were established in BC. It lacks honour. It's also one of the clearest ways to make reparations. #GiveBackTheLand 1/
You may be under the impression that establishing Indian reserves was an orderly, top down affair headed by Ottawa, federal jurisdiction and all that. But no in general, and def NO in the wildest west. 2/
Maybe other provinces and territories can legit put the blame on Canada for alienating Indigenous lands, but BC sure af can’t.

The fathers of colonial BC FOUGHT LIKE HELL for the right to steal as much as possible. It became a condition of our entry in the union. 3/
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